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.

• Massa4 sensesA town in Tuscany, Italy.
• Massachusetts1 senseA state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
• massacre7 sensesThe killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without…
• massage6 sensesThe action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve…
• masses3 sensesPeople, especially a large number of people; the general population.
• massive11 sensesVery large in size or extent.
• mast8 sensesA tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a…
• Mast1 senseA surname.
• master31 sensesSomeone who has control over something or someone.
• Master11 sensesPrepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
• mastermind3 sensesA person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.
• masterpiece3 sensesA piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
• masters1 senseOf or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
• Masters4 sensesA master's degree.
• masturbate3 sensesTo stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.
• masturbation3 sensesSexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
• mat10 sensesA flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
• Mat2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
• match21 sensesA competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
• matching4 sensesThe same as another; sharing the same design.
• mate23 sensesA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
• Mate1 senseA barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
• Mateo1 senseA male given name from Spanish.
• mater3 sensesA meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
• material19 sensesOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
• maternal5 sensesOf or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
• maternity3 sensesThe state of being a mother; motherhood.
• mates1 senseFriendly; having a friendship (with).
• Mates1 senseA surname from Hungarian or Catalan.
• math5 sensesArithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
• mathematical3 sensesOf, or relating to mathematics.
• mathematician1 senseAn expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.
• mathematics2 sensesAn abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
• Mathias2 sensesA surname.
• Mathilde1 senseA female given name.
• matilda1 senseA bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.
• Matilda3 sensesA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• mating3 sensesFitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
• matrimony4 sensesMarriage; the state of being married.
• matrix19 sensesThe cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
• Matrix2 sensesA simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.
• matron6 sensesA mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
• Matt5 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
• matter15 sensesMaterial; substance. Anything with mass and volume.
• Matter1 senseA surname.
• Matthew4 sensesA male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
• Matthews8 sensesAn English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Matthew.
• Mattie3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Matilda, also used as a formal given name
• mattress4 sensesA pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then…
• matty1 sensematted
• Matty2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
• mature12 sensesFully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
• maturity4 sensesThe state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
• maud1 senseA grey plaid once worn by shepherds in Scotland and Northumbria.
• Maud8 sensesA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• Maude2 sensesA female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.
• Maui3 sensesThe second-largest island of Hawaii.
• Maura3 sensesA female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.
• Maureen1 senseA female given name from Irish.
• Maurice2 sensesA male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
• maverick10 sensesUnbranded.
• Maverick5 sensesA surname.
• mavis1 sensesong thrush
• Mavis1 senseA female given name from English.
• maw9 sensesThe upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
• Maw1 senseA surname.
• max6 sensesMaximum; maximal.
• Max3 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• MAX1 senseThe Boeing 737 MAX airliner.
• maxim2 sensesA precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
• Maxim4 sensesA surname
• maximum9 sensesThe highest limit.
• Maxine1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• maxwell1 senseA unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.
• Maxwell13 sensesA Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
• may12 sensesTo be able to go.
• May12 sensesThe fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.
• maya2 sensesMagic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
• Maya15 sensesA member or descendant of various peoples: a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the…
• Mayan4 sensesOf or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.
• maybe7 sensesPerhaps, possibly.
• mayday1 senseAn international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
• Mayer5 sensesA surname from German.
• mayhem6 sensesThe criminal offence of maiming a person by depriving them of the use of any of their limbs.
• Maynard8 sensesA surname.
• mayo2 sensesA white person.
• Mayo13 sensesA county of Ireland.
• mayonnaise5 sensesA dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
• Mayonnaise1 senseIn full Mayonnaise sauce or sauce Mayonnaise: alternative letter-case form of mayonnaise.
• mayor6 sensesThe chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal…
• Mayor1 senseA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• maze5 sensesA labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
• Maze4 sensesA surname.
• MC3 sensesA rapper.
• McBride7 sensesA surname.
• McCall3 sensesA surname.
• McCann1 senseA surname from Irish.
• McCarthy2 sensesA surname from Irish.
• McCoy2 sensesA surname.
• McDonald7 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• McGee3 sensesA surname from Irish.
• McKay3 sensesA surname.
• Mckenna1 senseA female given name transferred from the surname.
• McKenna3 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• Mckenzie1 senseA female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
• McKenzie7 sensesA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of MacKenzie.
• Mckinley1 senseA female given name transferred from the surname.
• McKinley15 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• McNally1 senseA surname from Irish.
• McNamara1 senseA surname from Irish
• McQueen1 senseA surname from Irish.
• me11 sensesThe first-person singular, as the object (of a verb, preposition, etc). As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.
• Me1 senseWindows Me (Millennium Edition).
• ME2 sensesEarth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉.
• mead3 sensesAn alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
• Mead12 sensesA surname from Old English.
• Meade7 sensesA surname.
• meadow3 sensesA field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated with grass or (especially) naturally covered with grass, especially one that is…
• Meadow7 sensesA number of places in the United States: A township in Clay County, Iowa.
• Meadows5 sensesA surname.
• meal11 sensesFood that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• mean32 sensesTo intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
• meaning6 sensesThe denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
• meaningful2 sensesHaving meaning, significant.
• meaningless2 sensesLacking meaning.
• means3 sensesAn instrument or condition to achieve a result.
• Means2 sensesA surname.
• meantime2 sensesThe time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
• meanwhile4 sensesThe time between two events.
• measles6 sensesAn acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny…
• measure28 sensesA prescribed quantity or extent. A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
• measured3 sensesThat has been determined by measurement.
• measurement2 sensesThe act of measuring.
• measuring1 senseAct of measurement.
• meat13 sensesThe flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
• meatball5 sensesA ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.
• meatloaf1 senseA dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf…
• mecca1 senseAlternative form of Mecca. ; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
• Mecca9 sensesA province of Saudi Arabia.
• mechanic9 sensesSomeone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle,…
• Mechanic1 senseA surname.
• mechanical16 sensesRelated to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
• mechanics4 sensesThe branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass.
• mechanism6 sensesAny mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• med2 sensesMedications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
• medal5 sensesA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
• Medal1 senseA surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
• medallion6 sensesA large medal, usually decorative.
• meddle4 sensesTo interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
• meddling3 sensesThat meddles.
• media9 sensesThe middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
• Media5 sensesA place in the United States: A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
• medic4 sensesOf or pertaining to medicines; medical.
• Medic1 senseThe Median language.
• medical8 sensesOf or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
• medically2 sensesFor medical purposes.
• medication2 sensesA medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
• Medici3 sensesA surname from Italian.
• medicinal4 sensesHaving the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
• medicine13 sensesA substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
• medics1 senseThe science of medicine.
• medieval5 sensesOf or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
• medina1 senseThe traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.
• Medina27 sensesA major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was…
• mediocre3 sensesNot excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
• meditate4 sensesTo contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
• meditation5 sensesA devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
• Mediterranean3 sensesOf or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
• medium23 sensesThe material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
• medusa2 sensesA jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.
• Medusa1 senseThe youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus.
• meek3 sensesHumble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
• Meek2 sensesA surname.
• Meena2 sensesA member of a certain tribe of Rajasthan, India.
• meet21 sensesTo make contact (with someone) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
• meeting7 sensesThe act of persons or things that meet.
• meets1 senseForming a combination or nexus of.
• meg4 sensesa nutmeg
• Meg2 sensesA diminutive of the female given names Margaret or Megan.
• mega5 sensesVery large.
• Mega3 sensesA placename A town in Dire, Borena, Ormia, Ethiopia.
• Megan2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Welsh.
• megatron1 senseA disc-seal tube, used in lighthouses or submersibles.
• Megatron1 senseA fan of American singer-songwriter and television personality Meghan Trainor (born 1993).
• Meghan1 senseA female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan.
• Mehmet1 senseA male given name from Turkish, variant of Muhammad.
• Mei3 sensesA female given name from Mandarin.
• MEI1 sensemultiengine instructor (a CFI qualified to give training in multiengine aircraft)
• Mein1 senseA surname.
• mel2 sensesA unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.
• Mel6 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Melchior, Melchor, Melech, Melfyn, Melhem, Melindro, Meliton, Melville, Melvin, or Melvyn.
• melancholy4 sensesGreat sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
• Melanie1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Melbourne11 sensesThe capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
• Melinda1 senseA female given name originating as a coinage.
• melissa1 senseA plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.
• Melissa2 sensesBee-nymph in Greek mythology.
• Mellie3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Melanie.
• mellow25 sensesSoft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
• Mellow1 senseA surname.