Words starting with M — 1,282 entries

The 1,282 dictionary words that begin with the letter M, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• Mankind1 senseThe 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
• manly3 sensesHaving the characteristics of a man.
• Manly2 sensesA surname.
• mann1 senseA fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.
• Mann5 sensesA surname from German.
• manned1 senseOperated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.
• mannequin4 sensesA dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for martial arts training or the fitting or displaying of clothes.
• manner10 sensesMode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
• Manner1 senseA surname.
• manners2 sensesEtiquette.
• Manners1 senseA surname from Norman.
• Manning11 sensesA surname from Irish.
• Mannix1 senseA surname.
• manny1 senseA male nanny (for children).
• Manny2 sensesA male given name A diminutive of the male given name Emmanuel.
• mano1 senseA stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate.
• Mano1 senseMann language
• manor6 sensesA landed estate.
• Manor6 sensesA surname.
• manpower2 sensesThe total number of all available workers; the workforce.
• mans1 senseSynonym of man.
• Mansfield30 sensesA town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361).
• mansion9 sensesA large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
• manslaughter2 sensesThe unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a…
• Manson6 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• mantis2 sensesAny of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
• mantle19 sensesA piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
• Mantle1 senseA surname.
• mantra3 sensesThe hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
• manu2 sensesA method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.
• Manu4 sensesA title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from a great global flood.
• manual16 sensesSynonym of handbook.
• Manual1 senseA male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
• manually2 sensesBy hand.
• Manuel2 sensesA male given name from Spanish.
• Manuela1 senseA female given name.
• manufacture7 sensesThe action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
• manufactured2 sensesmanmade; produced by humans rather than nature
• manufacturer1 senseA person or company that manufactures.
• manufacturing3 sensesThe transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
• manure5 sensesTo apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
• manuscript3 sensesHandwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
• many6 sensesbefore a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
• Many2 sensesA surname.
• mao2 sensesThe ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.
• Mao5 sensesA common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
• map13 sensesA visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
• maple10 sensesAny member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually) palmate, five-lobed leaves and winged seeds, and often grown for syrup or wood
• Maple4 sensesA surname.
• mar2 sensesTo spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
• Mar2 sensesAn earldom in the Scottish peerage.
• mara5 sensesA nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by…
• Mara8 sensesA Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
• marathon4 sensesA 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
• Marathon11 sensesA town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
• marble11 sensesA metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
• Marble2 sensesA surname.
• marbles3 sensesAny of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).
• marc2 sensesThe refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
• Marc1 senseA male given name from French, equivalent to English Mark.
• marcel4 sensesA hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
• Marcel2 sensesA male given name from French.
• march14 sensesA formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
• March8 sensesThe third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.
• Marches3 sensesSynonym of Marche: An administrative region in central Italy.
• marching3 sensesAction described by the verb "to march".
• Marcia1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• Marcie1 senseA female given name.
• marco1 senseA traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.
• Marco5 sensesA male given name from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Mark.
• Marcos6 sensesA male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Mark.
• Marcus1 senseA male given name from Latin.
• Marcy2 sensesA surname.
• Mardi1 senseA locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• mare6 sensesAn adult female horse.
• Mare1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Mary, Maria, Marianne, or other female names beginning with Mar- , from Hebrew.
• Marek1 senseA surname.
• Margaret4 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• margarita1 senseA cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
• Margarita1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• marge3 sensesTo add margarine to.
• Marge1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Marjorie or Margaret.
• Margie1 senseA pet form of the female given name Margaret.
• margin12 sensesThe edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
• margo1 senseborder, margin
• Margo1 senseA surname from French.
• Margot1 senseA female given name from French.
• marguerite3 sensesAn oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
• Marguerite1 senseA female given name from French.
• Mari6 sensesA Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.
• Maria5 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• Marian7 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• Mariana1 senseA female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.
• Marianne2 sensesThe personification of France, a woman symbolizing liberty and reason and appearing on French coins, stamps, etc.
• Marie1 senseA female given name from Hebrew.
• marijuana2 sensesThe inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
• Marilyn2 sensesA female given name originating as a coinage.
• Marin3 sensesThe place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
• marina1 senseA harbour for small boats.
• Marina4 sensesA female given name from Latin.
• marine13 sensesBelonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
• Marine2 sensesOf, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
• Marines1 senseThe United States Marine Corps.
• Marino5 sensesA surname.
• Mario1 senseA male given name from Italian or Spanish.
• Marion42 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• Maris3 sensesA surname.
• Marisa1 senseA female given name from Spanish, variant of Marissa.
• Marissa1 senseA female given name from Spanish, a contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, though sometimes regarded as a re-interpretation of the name Melissa as…
• marital2 sensesPertaining to marriage.
• Marius1 senseA male given name from Latin.
• Marjorie1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• mark63 sensesBoundary, land within a boundary. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
• Mark5 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• marked6 sensesHaving a visible or identifying mark.
• marker23 sensesSomeone or something that creates marks, particularly A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
• market13 sensesA gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
• Market1 senseA surname.
• marketing4 sensesBuying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
• marketplace4 sensesAn open area in a town housing a public market.
• Markham11 sensesA surname.
• marking5 sensesThe action of marking.
• markings1 sensethe pattern of colouration on a particular animal
• Marko2 sensesNickname for Mark.
• Marks2 sensesA surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Mark.
• Markus2 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• marla3 sensesPlasticine; modelling clay.
• Marla1 senseA female given name from Hebrew.
• Marlene1 senseA female given name from Hebrew borrowed from German in early 20th century.
• Marley8 sensesA hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
• Marlon1 senseA male given name.
• Marlow8 sensesA common placename: A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• Marlowe2 sensesA habitational surname from Old English from the English place name Marlow.
• Marnie1 senseA female given name from Latin or Hebrew.
• Marple3 sensesA town in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England, originally in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9588).
• marquis2 sensesA nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty…
• Marquis5 sensesA surname from French.
• marquise6 sensesA marquee.
• marriage10 sensesThe state of being married.
• Marriage1 senseA surname
• married3 sensesIn a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
• marrow10 sensesThe substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
• Marrow1 senseA surname.
• marry11 sensesTo enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
• marrying1 senseA marriage.
• Mars8 sensesThe fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂
• Marseille2 sensesThe capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
• Marseilles2 sensesA city in LaSalle County, in northern Illinois, United States.
• marsh1 senseAn area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
• Marsh8 sensesA topographic surname from Middle English for someone living by a marsh.
• Marsha1 senseA female given name from Latin, variant of Marcia.
• marshal10 sensesA military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the…
• Marshal2 sensesAn English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational…
• Marshall24 sensesAn English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational…
• marshmallow4 sensesMarsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
• mart9 sensesA shop, a store, a market.
• Mart2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Martin.
• Marta2 sensesA female given name, variant of Martha.
• Martha8 sensesA female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
• martial9 sensesOf, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
• Martial2 sensesA male given name from Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
• Martian8 sensesOf or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants.
• martin1 senseMany of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
• Martin28 sensesA male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
• Martina1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• Martine1 senseA female given name, masculine equivalent Martin, equivalent to English Martina.
• Martinez3 sensesA patrilineal surname from Spanish.
• martini2 sensesA cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
• Martini4 sensesA type of rifle using similar features.
• Marty2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Martin or Marten.
• martyr7 sensesOne who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's…
• marv1 senseMarvellous, fantastic.
• Marv1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Marvin.
• MARV1 senseA maneuverable reentry vehicle, a type of nuclear warhead capable of shifting targets in flight.
• marvel5 sensesThat which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
• Marvel1 senseA surname.
• marvellous1 senseExciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
• marvelous1 senseExciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
• Marvin5 sensesA male given name from Welsh.
• Marx2 sensesA surname from German
• Mary9 sensesA female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.
• Maryland11 sensesA state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
• mas2 sensesA country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
• Mas2 sensesMaster, used as a title of respect.
• mascara2 sensesA cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
• Mascara2 sensesA city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.
• mascot5 sensesSomething thought to bring good luck.
• Mascot1 senseA suburb in southeastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
• masculine12 sensesOf or pertaining to the male gender.
• mash18 sensesA mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
• Mash1 senseA surname.
• Masha1 senseA female given name of Russian, Ukrainian origin, diminutive of Maria.
• mashed2 sensesBroken up into a pulpy state.
• mask36 sensesA cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
• masked5 sensesWearing a mask or masks.
• mason4 sensesA bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
• Mason18 sensesA surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.
• masquerade11 sensesAn assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or…
• mass20 sensesMatter, material. A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or…
• Mass3 sensesThe principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the…