machine
n
a device with moving parts used to do work
magazine
n
a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information
n
letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office
main
ad
the most important or largest
major
ad
great in size, importance or amount
majority
n
the greater number; more than half
make
v
to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become
male
n
a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children
man
n
an adult male human
manage
v
to be in charge of; to organize a company or business; to succeed in doing something difficult ("How do you manage to stay so thin?")
many
ad
a large number or amount of
map
n
a picture of the earth's surface or a part of it
march
v
to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group to protest about something
mark
v
to make a sign or cut on something
market
n
a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them
marry
v
to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony)
mass
n
an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size
mate
v
to bring together a male and a female to create another creature
material
n
the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else
mathematics
n
the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs
matter
n
anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of; trouble ("What is the matter?"); v. to be important ("It does not matter if they come or not.")
master
n
a lord, an important man
may
v
a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible ("May I go?" "They may leave tomorrow.")
meal
n
food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner
mean
v
to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of
measure
v
to learn the amount, size or distance of something
meat
n
the part of a dead animal used for food
medicine
n
a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health
meet
v
to come together with someone or something at the same time and place
melt
v
to make a solid into a liquid by heating it
member
n
one of a group
memorial
n
something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event
memory
n
a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a thing remembered
mental
ad
about or having to do with the mind
mercy
n
kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or to pardon
message
n
written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group
messenger
n
someone who brings a message
metal
n
a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold
method
n
the way something is done
microscope
n
a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied
middle
n
the center; a place or time of equal distance from both sides or ends; ad. in the center
militant
n
someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the use of force or violence
military
n
the armed forces of a nation or group; ad. of or about the armed forces
milk
n
the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young
mind
n
the thinking, feeling part of a person
mine
v
to dig useful or valuable substances out of the earth
mineral
n
a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or salt
minister
n
a member of a cabinet; a high government official ("prime minister," "foreign minister")
minor
ad
small in size; of little importance
minority
n
the smaller number; opposite majority
minute
n
a measure of time; one of the sixty equal parts of an hour; sixty seconds
miracle
n
a wonderful work done by the power of God
miss
v
to fail to hit, see, reach or meet
missile
n
any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes when it reaches its target
missing
ad
lost; not found
mistake
n
a wrong action or decision; an action done without the knowledge that it was wrong
mix
v
to put different things together to make one thing
mob
n
a large group of wild or angry people
model
n
an example; something, usually small, made to show how something will look or work
moderate
ad
not extreme
modern
ad
of the present or very recent time; the most improved
money
n
pieces of metal or paper used to pay for things
month
n
one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided
moon
n
the bright object often seen in the night sky that orbits the earth about every twenty-nine days
moral
ad
concerning what is right or wrong in someone's actions
more
ad
greater in size or amount
morning
n
the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon
most
ad
greatest in size or amount
mother
n
the female parent; a woman who has a child or children
motion
n
a movement; a continuing change of position or place
mountain
n
a part of the earth's surface that rises high above the area around it
mourn
v
to express or feel sadness
move
v
to change position; to put or keep in motion; to go
movement
n
the act of moving or a way of moving; a series of acts or efforts to reach a goal
much
ad
great in amount
murder
v
to kill another person illegally
music
n
the making of sounds by singing or using a musical instrument
must
v
a word used with an action word to mean necessary ("You must go to school.")
mystery
n
something that is not or cannot be explained or understood; a secret