--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 23 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/23/) [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 23 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/22/) **23** [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/24/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) **memorise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To memorise something is to learn it so well that you can remember it exactly without looking.[↗](../../memorise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I memorised my seven times table.[↗](../../memorise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We have to memorise a poem for the assembly.[↗](../../memorise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She memorised her lines for the school play.[↗](../../memorise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to memorise your home phone number.[↗](../../memorise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He memorised the way to the park.[↗](../../memorise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Children memorise the Lord's Prayer in Sunday school.[↗](../../memorise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **memory** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Memory is the ability of your brain to keep and remember things.[↗](../../memory/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A memory is something you remember from the past.[↗](../../memory/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A computer's memory is the part where it stores information.[↗](../../memory/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have a good memory for faces.[↗](../../memory/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · One of my best memories is our trip to the beach.[↗](../../memory/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Say the poem from memory.[↗](../../memory/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone's memory is full.[↗](../../memory/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sleep helps your memory work better.[↗](../../memory/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bench was put there in memory of our old teacher.[↗](../../memory/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My earliest memory is of my baby sister.[↗](../../memory/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Elephants are said to have great memories.[↗](../../memory/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The memory of a good deed lives.[↗](../../memory/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I thought I would make an end of them, I would make their memory cease from among men; (Torah DEU.32.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../memory/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · TO THE MEMORY OF MY SISTER (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../memory/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.[↗](../../memory/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.10.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../memory/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.[↗](../../memory/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.109.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../memory/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The dead live not, the shades rise not; to that end hast Thou punished and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.[↗](../../memory/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.26.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../memory/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **men** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Plural of «man»: adult male people.[↗](../../men/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* People in general, in old-fashioned writing: «all men are created equal» (now many people prefer «people» or «everyone»).[↗](../../men/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Soldiers or workers under a leader: «the captain and his men».[↗](../../men/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Pieces in some board games: «chessmen», «the men in draughts».[↗](../../men/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Two men were fixing the road outside school.[↗](../../men/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The men's race starts at ten o'clock.[↗](../../men/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The captain led his men across the river.[↗](../../men/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «All men are created equal» is a famous line from 1776.[↗](../../men/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad plays in a men's football team on Sundays.[↗](../../men/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In draughts, each player starts with twelve men.[↗](../../men/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Men and women can both be nurses, pilots and engineers.[↗](../../men/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If 2 men can build a wall in 6 days, 4 men might do it in 3 days.[↗](../../men/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **menace** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A menace is a threat of harm or danger.[↗](../../menace/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A menace is also a person or thing that is dangerous or annoying.[↗](../../menace/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To menace is to threaten someone with harm.[↗](../../menace/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The wolf was a menace to the village.[↗](../../menace/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He spoke with a menace in his voice.[↗](../../menace/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The giant menaced the children with his club.[↗](../../menace/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **menacing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Seeming likely to cause harm; threatening: «a menacing look».[↗](../../menacing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) Threatening or putting someone or something in danger.[↗](../../menacing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog gave a menacing growl.[↗](../../menacing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Menacing clouds gathered over the hills.[↗](../../menacing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mole saw menacing faces in the Wild Wood.[↗](../../menacing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bully gave him a menacing look.[↗](../../menacing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The weasels came forward with menacing sticks.[↗](../../menacing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A menacing silence fell over the room.[↗](../../menacing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cleric wrapped himself into himself, and became lean and menacing.[↗](../../menacing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **menagerie** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A collection of wild or unusual animals kept to be shown to people, especially in the past (an early kind of zoo).[↗](../../menagerie/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A mixed group of many different animals, or of strange and different people or things.[↗](../../menagerie/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Tower of London once had a royal menagerie with lions.[↗](../../menagerie/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our house is a menagerie: two dogs, a cat, three rabbits and a snake.[↗](../../menagerie/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The circus travelled with a menagerie of wild animals.[↗](../../menagerie/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's garden is a menagerie of birds and squirrels.[↗](../../menagerie/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about a strange menagerie of creatures in a magic wood.[↗](../../menagerie/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A menagerie was an early kind of zoo.[↗](../../menagerie/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The class pets became a little menagerie.[↗](../../menagerie/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The play had a menagerie of odd characters.[↗](../../menagerie/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In vain the Giant showed me his menagerie, which was entirely composed of children who would not work\![↗](../../menagerie/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mend** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To repair something that is broken, torn or not working.[↗](../../mend/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To get better after an illness or injury; to heal.[↗](../../mend/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To make a situation or friendship better: «mend a friendship».[↗](../../mend/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) A place where something has been repaired.[↗](../../mend/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma mended the hole in my sock.[↗](../../mend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad mended my bike tyre.[↗](../../mend/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My broken arm is mending well.[↗](../../mend/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She's on the mend after the flu.[↗](../../mend/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They said sorry to mend their friendship.[↗](../../mend/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you mend this toy?[↗](../../mend/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You can see the mend in the old jumper.[↗](../../mend/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves.[↗](../../mend/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD gave it to mend and repair the house; (Writings 2CH.34.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mend/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mendicant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A beggar, someone who lives by asking others for food or money.[↗](../../mendicant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An old mendicant knocked at the door and asked for bread.[↗](../../mendicant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince dressed as a mendicant.[↗](../../mendicant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mendicant wore torn rags.[↗](../../mendicant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **menial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of work that is dull, low and needs no special skill, such as cleaning and scrubbing; a servant who does such work.[↗](../../menial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had to do the menial work of the house every day.[↗](../../menial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cleaning the grate was a menial task.[↗](../../menial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king's menials swept the hall.[↗](../../menial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **meningitis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Meningitis is a serious illness in which the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord become swollen, usually because of an infection.[↗](../../meningitis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Meningitis is a very serious illness.[↗](../../meningitis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked the baby for meningitis.[↗](../../meningitis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A stiff neck and a high fever can be signs of meningitis.[↗](../../meningitis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Vaccines protect against some kinds of meningitis.[↗](../../meningitis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Press a glass on the rash; if it does not fade, get help fast.[↗](../../meningitis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He made a full recovery from meningitis.[↗](../../meningitis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **menopause** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The time in a woman's life, usually in middle age, when her monthly periods stop for good and she can no longer have babies.[↗](../../menopause/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The menopause is a normal part of growing older for women.[↗](../../menopause/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum said she is going through the menopause.[↗](../../menopause/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · During the menopause, some women feel very hot suddenly.[↗](../../menopause/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our health lesson explained puberty and the menopause.[↗](../../menopause/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The menopause usually happens in middle age.[↗](../../menopause/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It is kind to be patient with people going through big body changes like the menopause.[↗](../../menopause/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **menorah** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A candle holder with branches, used in the Jewish religion.[↗](../../menorah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The nine-branched one, lit during the festival of Hanukkah (also called a hanukkiah).[↗](../../menorah/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The seven-branched one, an old symbol of Judaism.[↗](../../menorah/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The family lit the menorah for Hanukkah.[↗](../../menorah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A Hanukkah menorah has nine branches.[↗](../../menorah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each night of Hanukkah, one more candle is lit.[↗](../../menorah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The menorah stood in the window.[↗](../../menorah/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about the menorah in RE.[↗](../../menorah/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The seven-branched menorah is a symbol of Israel.[↗](../../menorah/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **menstruation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, health) The natural monthly bleeding from the womb (uterus) through the vagina that happens to girls and women, usually from puberty until about age 50; it is also called «having a period».[↗](../../menstruation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Menstruation is a normal part of puberty.[↗](../../menstruation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our health lesson explained menstruation and the menstrual cycle.[↗](../../menstruation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Menstruation usually happens about once a month.[↗](../../menstruation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Most people call menstruation «having a period».[↗](../../menstruation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some girls start menstruation at nine, others at fifteen – both are normal.[↗](../../menstruation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school nurse has pads for anyone who needs them.[↗](../../menstruation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Menstruation stops during pregnancy.[↗](../../menstruation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's fine to ask a parent or the school nurse questions about menstruation.[↗](../../menstruation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mental** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mental means to do with the mind, like thinking, remembering and feelings.[↗](../../mental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mental maths is working out sums in your head without writing.[↗](../../mental/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Mental health is how well your mind and feelings are doing.[↗](../../mental/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (slang, UK, Ireland, Australia) Mental can mean crazy, wild or amazing.[↗](../../mental/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "That ride was mental!"[↗](../../mental/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (slang, offensive) "Mental" was used as an unkind word for someone with a mental illness; do not use it that way.[↗](../../mental/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We did twenty mental maths questions.[↗](../../mental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Work it out mentally: what is 25 plus 17?[↗](../../mental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise is good for your mental health.[↗](../../mental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She made a mental note to buy milk.[↗](../../mental/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a clear mental picture of the beach.[↗](../../mental/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That roller coaster was mental\![↗](../../mental/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad went mental when the dog ate his sandwich.[↗](../../mental/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking about worries helps your mental health.[↗](../../mental/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Laughing is an infallible sign of the highest degree of mental development.[↗](../../mental/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mentality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The usual way a person or group thinks and feels about things; their attitude: «a winning mentality».[↗](../../mentality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A person's mind or thinking ability.[↗](../../mentality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our coach says we need a winning mentality.[↗](../../mentality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A growth mentality means believing you can learn hard things.[↗](../../mentality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mob mentality made the crowd start pushing.[↗](../../mentality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma has a «waste not, want not» mentality.[↗](../../mentality/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her positive mentality helped her finish the race.[↗](../../mentality/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team changed its mentality after the half-time talk.[↗](../../mentality/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Copying everyone else is called a herd mentality.[↗](../../mentality/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · An «us versus them» mentality can lead to bullying.[↗](../../mentality/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mentally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mentally means in your mind or thoughts, not on paper or with your body: «work it out mentally».[↗](../../mentally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* About the health of the mind: «mentally healthy».[↗](../../mentally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you add 25 and 37 mentally?[↗](../../mentally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was mentally tired after the exam.[↗](../../mentally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Athletes prepare mentally before a race.[↗](../../mentally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Count the coins mentally, then check.[↗](../../mentally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Being mentally healthy is as important as being fit.[↗](../../mentally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He mentally noted where he left his bike.[↗](../../mentally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **menthol** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Menthol is a substance from mint oil that gives a cool, fresh feeling and smell.[↗](../../menthol/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Menthol makes my throat feel cool.[↗](../../menthol/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cough sweets often contain menthol.[↗](../../menthol/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chest rub smells strongly of menthol.[↗](../../menthol/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Menthol comes from mint plants.[↗](../../menthol/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This toothpaste has menthol in it.[↗](../../menthol/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Menthol tricks your skin into feeling cold.[↗](../../menthol/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mention** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To say or write something about someone or something briefly, without giving lots of details.[↗](../../mention/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mention is a short reference to someone or something: the book got a mention on the radio.[↗](../../mention/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Don't mention it" is a polite reply to "thank you".[↗](../../mention/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Did she mention where she was going?[↗](../../mention/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My name was mentioned in assembly\![↗](../../mention/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Thanks for helping." "[↗](../../mention/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") Don't mention it."[↗](../../mention/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The story mentions a secret door in chapter 3.[↗](../../mention/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please mention to your parents that the trip is on Friday.[↗](../../mention/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He got an honourable mention in the art competition.[↗](../../mention/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The house was huge, not to mention the garden.[↗](../../mention/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The question mentions three apples and two pears.[↗](../../mention/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He wished she had not mentioned letters.[↗](../../mention/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying: 'I make mention of my faults this day: (Torah GEN.41.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mention/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed; and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.[↗](../../mention/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mention/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.[↗](../../mention/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.40.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mention/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · these mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.[↗](../../mention/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.4.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mention/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride; (Prophets EZK.16.56, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mention/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.[↗](../../mention/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mention/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **mentor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An experienced and trusted person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time.[↗](../../mentor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To help and guide someone in this way.[↗](../../mentor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name, Greek myth) Mentor was Odysseus's friend, who helped his son Telemachus – this is where the word comes from.[↗](../../mentor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My mentor in Year 6 helped me settle into school.[↗](../../mentor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our coach mentors the younger players.[↗](../../mentor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In many stories, the hero has a wise old mentor.[↗](../../mentor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She became a reading mentor for the infants.[↗](../../mentor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A good mentor listens and gives honest advice.[↗](../../mentor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new teacher was mentored by an experienced colleague.[↗](../../mentor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Odyssey, Mentor gave advice to young Telemachus.[↗](../../mentor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Being a mentor helped him learn too.[↗](../../mentor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **menu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A menu is a list of the food and drinks you can choose in a café or restaurant.[↗](../../menu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A menu is the food planned for a meal or a day.[↗](../../menu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* On a computer or phone, a menu is a list of choices on the screen.[↗](../../menu/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can we see the menu, please?[↗](../../menu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish and chips is on the menu today.[↗](../../menu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The kids' menu has pizza and pasta.[↗](../../menu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school lunch menu changes every week.[↗](../../menu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Click the menu and choose "Save".[↗](../../menu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Using the menu, work out the cost of two burgers and a drink.[↗](../../menu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Go back to the main menu to start the game.[↗](../../menu/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **meow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A meow is the soft crying sound a cat makes.[↗](../../meow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To meow is to make this sound.[↗](../../meow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang) People sometimes say "meow" after someone makes a catty, spiteful remark, as a joke.[↗](../../meow/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kitten meowed until I gave it some milk.[↗](../../meow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Meow!" said the cat, rubbing against my legs.[↗](../../meow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard a sad meow from under the shed.[↗](../../meow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cat meows at the door every morning to be let out.[↗](../../meow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In music class we sang a song with lots of meows in it.[↗](../../meow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) "Your hair looks like a bird's nest." 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