--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 11 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (a name) Marcel is a man's first name, especially in France, as in the French mime artist Marcel Marceau.[↗](../../marcel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A marcel or marcel wave is a hairstyle with deep, regular waves made with hot curling irons, popular in the 1920s.[↗](../../marcel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, old use) To make such waves in hair.[↗](../../marcel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Marcel is a popular French boy's name.[↗](../../marcel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Marcel Marceau was a famous French mime artist.[↗](../../marcel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the 1920s, many women had a marcel wave.[↗](../../marcel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Great-Granny's photo shows her hair marcelled in neat waves.[↗](../../marcel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hairdresser used hot irons to make a marcel.[↗](../../marcel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In our French book, Marcel lives in Paris with his dog.[↗](../../marcel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **march** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* March is the third month of the year, with 31 days, between February and April.[↗](../../march/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To march is to walk in step with others, like soldiers or a band.[↗](../../march/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To march is to walk fast and firmly because you are cross or sure: she marched out.[↗](../../march/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A march is a walk by many people to show what they think, or a piece of music for marching.[↗](../../march/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She saved 2 dollars every day in March.[↗](../../march/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · March has 31 days.[↗](../../march/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The band marched in 6 rows of 8.[↗](../../march/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many in the band?[↗](../../march/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Spring starts in March in Canada.[↗](../../march/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, March is in autumn.[↗](../../march/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers marched past the castle.[↗](../../march/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She marched into the room and shut the door.[↗](../../march/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The school band played a march at the parade.[↗](../../march/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A great army was marching into Swit-zer-land.[↗](../../march/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid; and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.[↗](../../march/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.14.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../march/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The month Nisan begins about March .[↗](../../march/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") 29th.[↗](../../march/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../march/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou marchest through the earth in indignation, Thou threshest the nations in anger.[↗](../../march/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.3.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../march/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah (Writings PSA.68.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../march/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going: (Writings PRO.30.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../march/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **marcher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who walks in a march, especially a protest march or a parade.[↗](../../marcher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history, UK) The Marcher Lords were powerful nobles who ruled the borderlands («the Marches») between England and Wales.[↗](../../marcher/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thousands of marchers walked through the city to protest.[↗](../../marcher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The marchers carried banners and sang songs.[↗](../../marcher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Civil rights marchers crossed the bridge at Selma in 1965.[↗](../../marcher/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The police closed the road so the marchers could pass.[↗](../../marcher/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Marchers in the St Patrick's Day parade wore green.[↗](../../marcher/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each marcher held a candle for peace.[↗](../../marcher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Marcher Lords guarded the border with Wales.[↗](../../marcher/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some marchers walked over 300 miles.[↗](../../marcher/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mare** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A female horse, donkey or zebra, especially an adult one.[↗](../../mare/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (astronomy) A large, dark, flat area on the Moon, once thought to be a sea; plural «maria».[↗](../../mare/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK slang, from «nightmare») A terrible or annoying situation: «It was a right mare getting here».[↗](../../mare/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mare stood in the field with her new foal.[↗](../../mare/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A female horse is called a mare.[↗](../../mare/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Apollo 11 landed in a mare called the Sea of Tranquillity.[↗](../../mare/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dark patches on the Moon are called maria.[↗](../../mare/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang, UK) The traffic was a total mare this morning.[↗](../../mare/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang, UK) Our goalie had a mare and let in five goals.[↗](../../mare/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer has three mares and one stallion.[↗](../../mare/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The grey mare jumped the fence easily.[↗](../../mare/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Why, this is no horse, but a mare.[↗](../../mare/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **margin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A margin is the empty space at the edge of a page, often with a line, where you do not write.[↗](../../margin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The amount by which one thing is more than another, like in a race or vote: «won by a narrow margin».[↗](../../margin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An extra amount allowed for safety or mistakes: «a margin of error».[↗](../../margin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (business) Profit: the difference between what something costs and what it sells for.[↗](../../margin/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A margin can also be the edge of something, such as the edge of the sea.[↗](../../margin/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Write the date in the margin.[↗](../../margin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher wrote «Well done!» in the margin.[↗](../../margin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team won by a margin of three goals.[↗](../../margin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave a margin of safety when you cross the road.[↗](../../margin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist gave a margin of error of two centimetres.[↗](../../margin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop's profit margin on sweets is small.[↗](../../margin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She continued her walk along by the margin of the sea.[↗](../../margin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **marginalia** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Notes or marks written in the margins, or edges, of a book.[↗](../../marginalia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book's long journey from the publisher to a library and finally to you.[↗](../../marginalia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../marginalia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **mari** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a people) The Mari are a Finno-Ugric people who live mainly in the Mari El Republic in Russia, by the Volga river.[↗](../../mari/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a language) Mari is the language of that people, related to Finnish and Hungarian.[↗](../../mari/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (history) Mari was an ancient city in what is now Syria, famous for clay tablets with old writing.[↗](../../mari/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) A girl's name in several countries, such as Estonia, Finland and Japan.[↗](../../mari/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mari people have their own language and traditions.[↗](../../mari/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mari is related to Finnish.[↗](../../mari/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Archaeologists found a royal palace at ancient Mari.[↗](../../mari/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Clay tablets from Mari tell us about life 4,000 years ago.[↗](../../mari/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Mari comes from Estonia.[↗](../../mari/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mari El Republic is in Russia.[↗](../../mari/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mari is a short name, often used in Finland and Japan.[↗](../../mari/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The ruins of Mari are near the border of Syria and Iraq.[↗](../../mari/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **maria** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Maria: a common girl's name in many countries.[↗](../../maria/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (astronomy) maria: the plural of «mare», the large dark flat areas on the Moon, once thought to be seas.[↗](../../maria/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Maria is also the name of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, used in old exclamations like 'Sancta Maria!'.[↗](../../maria/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Maria has twelve stickers and gives away five.[↗](../../maria/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Maria is the tallest girl in our class.[↗](../../maria/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dark patches on the Moon are called maria.[↗](../../maria/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The maria were made by lava long ago.[↗](../../maria/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Maria and her dad went fishing.[↗](../../maria/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can see the lunar maria without a telescope.[↗](../../maria/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask Maria to share the crayons.[↗](../../maria/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Sancta Maria!" resounded from the interior.[↗](../../maria/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **marigold** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garden plant with bright orange or yellow flowers.[↗](../../marigold/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* There are different kinds: pot marigolds (calendula) and French or African marigolds.[↗](../../marigold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We planted marigold seeds in yoghurt pots.[↗](../../marigold/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The marigolds are bright orange.[↗](../../marigold/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Marigold garlands hung everywhere for Diwali.[↗](../../marigold/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Gardeners plant marigolds next to tomatoes to keep pests away.[↗](../../marigold/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees love the marigolds in our school garden.[↗](../../marigold/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum puts on her Marigolds to wash the dishes.[↗](../../marigold/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Mexico, marigolds decorate the Day of the Dead.[↗](../../marigold/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **marinade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mixture of liquids like oil, vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, herbs and spices, in which food (meat, fish, tofu, vegetables) is soaked before cooking to add flavour or make it softer.[↗](../../marinade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, mostly UK) To soak food in such a mixture; also called «marinate».[↗](../../marinade/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We made a marinade of lemon, garlic and olive oil.[↗](../../marinade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave the chicken in the marinade for two hours.[↗](../../marinade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The tofu soaked up the soy sauce marinade.[↗](../../marinade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's barbecue marinade has honey in it.[↗](../../marinade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep meat in the marinade in the fridge, not on the table.[↗](../../marinade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Throw away marinade that had raw meat in it, unless you boil it first.[↗](../../marinade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish was marinaded in lime juice.[↗](../../marinade/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A yogurt marinade makes chicken soft and tasty.[↗](../../marinade/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **marine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) To do with the sea or the animals and plants that live in it: marine life.[↗](../../marine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) To do with ships and sailing.[↗](../../marine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A soldier trained to fight both at sea and on land: he joined the Marines.[↗](../../marine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Coral reefs are full of marine life.[↗](../../marine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be a marine biologist and study dolphins.[↗](../../marine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic is a danger to marine animals.[↗](../../marine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a marine park and saw sea lions.[↗](../../marine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His grandad was a marine in the navy.[↗](../../marine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The marine forecast warned of strong winds at sea.[↗](../../marine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The bay is a protected marine reserve.[↗](../../marine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Seaweed is a marine plant.[↗](../../marine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Like most sea-divinities he was gifted with prophetic power, and each year visited all the islands and coasts with a train of marine monsters, foretelling all kinds of evil.[↗](../../marine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mariner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old or literary) A sailor; a person who works on a ship.[↗](../../mariner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Mariner) The name of some space probes and sports teams, such as NASA's Mariner probes or the Seattle Mariners baseball team.[↗](../../mariner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old mariner told stories of storms at sea.[↗](../../mariner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «The Rime of the Ancient Mariner» is a long poem.[↗](../../mariner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mariners used the North Star to find their way.[↗](../../mariner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A master mariner can captain a big ship.[↗](../../mariner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The mariner's compass was a great invention.[↗](../../mariner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · NASA's Mariner 4 sent the first close pictures of Mars.[↗](../../mariner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The mariners sang as they pulled the ropes.[↗](../../mariner/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The terrified mariners started back, expecting no better fate than to be torn to pieces and devoured.[↗](../../mariner/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land, (Prophets EZK.27.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mariner/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to exchange thy merchandise.[↗](../../mariner/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mariner/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them.[↗](../../mariner/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JON.1.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mariner/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **marionette** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A marionette is a puppet, a doll moved by strings held from above.[↗](../../marionette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The marionette had always hated chick-peas.[↗](../../marionette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The first pranks of the marionette were fun to read about.[↗](../../marionette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The marionette danced on its strings.[↗](../../marionette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **maritime** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Connected with the sea, ships and sailing.[↗](../../maritime/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Near the sea or living by the sea: a maritime country or climate.[↗](../../maritime/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Canada) «the Maritimes» are the three east-coast provinces.[↗](../../maritime/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.[↗](../../maritime/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We visited the maritime museum and saw an old ship's wheel.[↗](../../maritime/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Britain has a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters.[↗](../../maritime/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Portugal was a great maritime nation that sent explorers across the oceans.[↗](../../maritime/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Maritime law decides who owns a shipwreck.[↗](../../maritime/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin lives in the Maritimes, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[↗](../../maritime/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The maritime police check boats in the harbour.[↗](../../maritime/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lighthouses are part of maritime safety.[↗](../../maritime/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mark** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mark is a small sign, spot or line on something: a pen mark, a dirty mark.[↗](../../mark/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mark is a score or point for school work: she got full marks.[↗](../../mark/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To mark is to put a sign on something, or to check and score work.[↗](../../mark/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To mark a day is to celebrate or remember it.[↗](../../mark/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In games, to mark a player is to stay close to stop them.[↗](../../mark/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To mark someone well means to listen to them and pay close attention.[↗](../../mark/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She got 18 marks out of 20.[↗](../../mark/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each right answer is worth 2 marks.[↗](../../mark/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mark the number 15 on the line.[↗](../../mark/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many marks did he lose?[↗](../../mark/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a muddy mark on the carpet.[↗](../../mark/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher marked our tests over the weekend.[↗](../../mark/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On your marks, get set, go\![↗](../../mark/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Put a question mark at the end of a question.[↗](../../mark/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We planted a tree to mark the school's birthday.[↗](../../mark/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And ye shall mark out your line for the east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham; (Torah NUM.34.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mark/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line unto mount Hor; (Torah NUM.34.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mark/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD.[↗](../../mark/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.19.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mark/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?[↗](../../mark/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mark/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?[↗](../../mark/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.130.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mark/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.[↗](../../mark/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.33.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mark/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **markedly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that is clear and easy to notice; very noticeably (markedly better, markedly different).[↗](../../markedly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her reading has improved markedly this term.[↗](../../markedly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The two plants grew markedly differently.[↗](../../markedly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather was markedly colder in the hills.[↗](../../markedly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices rose markedly over the summer.[↗](../../markedly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the rain, the river was markedly higher.[↗](../../markedly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His handwriting is markedly neater now.[↗](../../markedly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **marker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A marker is a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip pen or marker pen.[↗](../../marker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A marker is also a sign or object that shows a place, like a mile marker or a bookmark.[↗](../../marker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A marker is a person who marks pupils' work or tests, or a player who marks an opponent in a game.[↗](../../marker/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pack has 12 markers.[↗](../../marker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each marker costs 75 cents.[↗](../../marker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She shared 24 markers among 4 friends.[↗](../../marker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mile marker says 15.[↗](../../marker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher wrote on the board with a blue marker.[↗](../../marker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the cap back on the marker so it does not dry out.[↗](../../marker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A permanent marker does not wash off.[↗](../../marker/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cones were used as markers for the race.[↗](../../marker/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · N\] = original page markers; \[N\] = note references (notes are in sy08 section).[↗](../../marker/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../marker/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/12/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) - ← previous: [page 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/10/) - next →: [page 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/12/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)