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.

• milord2 sensesTo address as “milord”.
• Milord1 senseA surname.
• Milton62 sensesA number of places in the United Kingdom: A place in England: A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid…
• Milwaukee3 sensesA number of places in the United States. The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
• mime10 sensesA form of acting without words; pantomime.
• Mimi2 sensesA female given name.
• mimic10 sensesTo imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
• min6 sensesminoxidil
• Min9 sensesAn Ancient Egyptian god of fertility and procreation.
• mina2 sensesA monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
• Mina7 sensesA number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
• mind24 sensesThe capability for rational thought.
• minded2 sensesHaving or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.
• minding1 senseThe act of taking heed of something.
• mindless5 sensesShowing a lack of forethought or sense.
• mindy1 senseKnife.
• Mindy1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Melinda and of Miranda.
• mine25 sensesThat or those belonging to me. Used predicatively.
• minefield4 sensesAn area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
• miner6 sensesA person who works in a mine.
• Miner2 sensesA surname.
• mineral8 sensesAny naturally occurring solid material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an…
• Mineral2 sensesA number of places in the United States, including: A census-designated place in Tehama County, California.
• minerals1 senseTesticles, balls, especially in the figurative sense of nerve or courage.
• ming9 sensesTo produce through mixing; especially, to knead.
• Ming7 sensesA former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching).
• mingle11 sensesTo intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
• Mingle1 senseA surname.
• mini3 sensesMiniature, tiny, small.
• Mini2 sensesA surname from Italian
• miniature12 sensesGreatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
• minimal5 sensesThe smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
• minimize5 sensesTo make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
• minimum6 sensesThe lowest limit.
• mining4 sensesThe activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
• minister8 sensesA person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
• ministry6 sensesGovernment department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as…
• minivan2 sensesA small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.
• mink4 sensesAny semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two…
• Minnesota4 sensesA state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
• minnie2 sensesA minenwerfer trench mortar.
• Minnie3 sensesA diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century.
• minor27 sensesLesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly
• Minor1 senseA surname.
• minority8 sensesThe state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
• mint19 sensesA building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
• minus10 sensesMade less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity).
• Minus1 senseA surname.
• minute16 sensesA unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
• minutes1 senseThe official notes kept during a meeting.
• Mio1 senseAn unincorporated community and census-designated place, the county seat of Oscoda County, Michigan, United States.
• Mira3 sensesA binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a…
• miracle4 sensesAn event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
• Miracle2 sensesA female given name.
• miraculous2 sensesBy supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
• miraculously1 senseIn a miraculous manner.
• mirage3 sensesAn optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
• Miranda13 sensesA female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].
• Miriam3 sensesThe sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
• mirror9 sensesA smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in…
• miscarriage2 sensesA failure; a mistake or error.
• mischief11 sensesConduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
• mischievous2 sensesCausing mischief; injurious.
• misconduct5 sensesBehavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
• misdemeanor2 sensesAny act of misbehavior.
• miserable9 sensesIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
• misery5 sensesGreat unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
• Misery1 senseDerogatory name for Missouri: a state of the United States.
• misfortune2 sensesSynonym of bad luck.
• misguided5 sensesOf a person: lacking proper guidance; misled or mistaken in one's actions or thinking.
• Misha2 sensesA male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.
• mishap3 sensesAn accident, mistake, or problem.
• misplaced2 sensesUncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.
• miss27 sensesTo fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.
• Miss8 sensesA form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women…
• MISS1 senseMississippi, as used in case citations.
• misses1 senseA range of clothing sizes for women of average height and build.
• missile2 sensesAny object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
• missing4 sensesNot able to be located; gone, misplaced.
• mission14 sensesA set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
• Mission2 sensesA district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
• missionary6 sensesOne who is sent on a mission.
• Mississippi6 sensesA state of the United States.
• Missouri5 sensesA state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.
• missus2 sensesWife or girlfriend.
• Missus1 senseMrs, a form of address for a married woman.
• missy4 sensesA young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
• Missy1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
• mist9 sensesWater or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
• mistake6 sensesTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
• mistaken2 sensesErroneous.
• mister9 sensesAlternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
• Mister11 sensesA general title of respect for an adult male. With a surname.
• mistress13 sensesA woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
• Mistress2 sensesUsed as the title of a female dominant.
• misty3 sensesCovered in mist; foggy.
• Misty2 sensesA female given name from English, reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.
• misunderstand1 senseTo understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
• misunderstanding2 sensesA mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
• misunderstood2 sensesNot comprehended correctly.
• mitch5 sensesTo pilfer; filch; steal.
• Mitch1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Mitchell.
• Mitchell26 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• Mitsuko1 senseA female given name from Japanese.
• mitzvah3 sensesAny of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.
• mix13 sensesTo stir together.
• Mix2 sensesA surname.
• mix-up1 senseA confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.
• mixed5 sensesHaving two or more separate aspects.
• mixer11 sensesOne who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
• Mixer3 sensesA surname.
• mixing2 sensesThe act, or the result of making a mixture.
• mixture7 sensesThe act of mixing.
• mM1 sensemillimole, millimoles
• MM1 senseThe station code of Mahim Junction railway station in India.
• mm-mm2 sensesno
• mmhmm1 senseElongated form of mhm.
• mmm4 sensesAn emotional expression of satisfaction.
• mmmm1 senseElongated form of mmm.
• mo9 sensesFurther, longer.
• Mo3 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Mohammed, Moses, Maurice, Morris, Moritz, or Mortimer.
• moan9 sensesA low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
• moaning1 senseThe utterance of a moan.
• mob15 sensesA large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
• Mob2 sensesThe Mafia: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the…
• mobile12 sensesCapable of being moved, especially on wheels.
• Mobile1 senseA city, the county seat of Mobile County, in southwestern Alabama.
• moby2 sensesA mobile phone.
• Moby2 sensesA male given name.
• mock9 sensesAn imitation, usually of lesser quality.
• Mock1 senseA surname.
• mockery4 sensesThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
• mocking3 sensesmockery
• mode16 sensesA particular means of accomplishing something.
• model19 sensesA person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
• Model1 senseA barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
• modeling5 sensesThe art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.
• moderate13 sensesNot excessive; acting in moderation.
• modern3 sensesPertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
• modern-day2 sensesCurrent; of the present.
• modest4 sensesNot bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
• modesty3 sensesThe quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
• modified2 senseschanged; altered
• Modified1 senseChanged during the premiership of Narendra Modi.
• modify4 sensesTo change part of.
• Modify1 senseTo align with the ideology of Narendra Modi or Bharatiya Janata Party.
• module10 sensesA self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
• moe3 sensesStrong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
• Moe4 sensesA surname, possibly formed by abbreviation of Moses or another name beginning with "Mo-".
• Mohammed2 sensesA male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Muhammad.
• Mohan3 sensesA male given name from Sanskrit.
• moi1 senseMe.
• Moi7 sensesA village in Lund municipality, Rogaland county, Norway.
• Moira6 sensesThe personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.
• moist14 sensesCharacterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
• Moist2 sensesA follower of the religion of Moism.
• moisture3 sensesThat which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
• mojo11 sensesA magic spell or hex.
• mold23 sensesA hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
• Mold3 sensesA town and community in and the county town of Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2364).
• mole14 sensesA naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
• Mole3 sensesA river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
• molecular5 sensesRelating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
• molecule2 sensesThe smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held…
• molly10 sensesA woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
• Molly3 sensesA diminutive of Mary or, less often, Margaret.
• molten3 sensesMelted, especially due to great heat
• mom4 sensesMother.
• Mom3 sensesOne’s mother.
• moment11 sensesA particular point, or relatively small region. A particular point of space; a spot.
• Moment1 senseA surname.
• momentarily3 sensesIn a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
• momentum4 sensesOf a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products…
• momma1 senseA betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on.
• mommy6 sensesMother.
• Mommy1 senseOne's mother
• momo3 sensesA type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.
• Momo3 sensesA female given name from Japanese.
• moms1 senseAffectionate term of address for one's mother.
• mon10 sensesThe badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized…
• Mon4 sensesA member of a people living primarily in the Mon State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in Thailand.
• mona1 senseCercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.
• Mona5 sensesA female given name from Irish.
• Monaco1 senseA city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.
• monarch6 sensesThe ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
• Monarch9 sensesA surname.
• monarchy4 sensesA government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful…
• monastery1 senseA residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
• Monday2 sensesThe second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and…
• Mondays1 senseOn Monday; each Monday.
• mondo3 sensesA dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
• money9 sensesA generally accepted means of exchange.
• Money3 sensesA surname.
• mongrel5 sensesAnything of mixed kind. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.
• Monica1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• Monique1 senseA female given name from French equivalent to Monica.
• monitor15 sensesSomeone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
• Monitor2 sensesAny of several publications e.g. the "Christian Science Monitor".
• monitoring1 senseThe carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or…
• monitors1 sensein-ear monitors