--- title: M — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 990 words of the school 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/school/M/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / M # M — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under M: 990 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. 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[ma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ma/) — «Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland. — 13 sentences - [mac](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mac/) — A mac is a raincoat (short for mackintosh). — 13 sentences - [macadamia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamia/) — A macadamia is a round, creamy nut with a very hard shell. — 8 sentences - [macadamize](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macadamize/) — To macadamize a road is to cover it with layers of broken stone, pressed down hard to make a firm, smooth surface. — 2 sentences - [macaque](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macaque/) — A macaque is a kind of monkey with a short tail or no tail, living mostly in Asia and one kind in North Africa. — 8 sentences - [macaroni](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macaroni/) — A kind of pasta in short, curved tubes. — 9 sentences - [macaw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macaw/) — A macaw is a large parrot with a long tail, a strong curved beak and very bright feathers, such as red, blue, yellow and green, from the r… — 8 sentences - [mace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mace/) — A heavy club with a metal head, often with spikes, used as a weapon by knights in the Middle Ages. — 13 sentences - [macedonian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/macedonian/) — From or to do with North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans, its people or its language. — 11 sentences - [machine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/machine/) — A machine is a thing with moving parts that uses power to do a job, like a washing machine or a sewing machine. — 13 sentences - [machinery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/machinery/) — Machines in general, especially large ones: farm machinery, heavy machinery. — 11 sentences - [mad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mad/) — Angry. — 14 sentences - [madam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madam/) — Madam is a polite way to speak to a woman whose name you do not know, used by shop staff, waiters and in letters: «Dear Madam». — 10 sentences - [madame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madame/) — Madame is the French way of saying «Mrs» or «madam», a polite title for a woman. It sounds like «ma-DAM». — 10 sentences - [maddened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maddened/) — Maddened means driven wild with pain, anger or fear. — 4 sentences - [madder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madder/) — Madder is the comparative of mad: more angry. — 10 sentences - [madeira](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/) — Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate. — 11 sentences - [mademoiselle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mademoiselle/) — «Mademoiselle» is the French word for «Miss», used for a girl or young unmarried woman; it sounds like «mad-mwa-ZELL» to an English ear. — 10 sentences - [madhouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madhouse/) — An old word for a hospital where people who were very ill in their minds were kept. — 3 sentences - [madly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madly/) — In a wild, uncontrolled or frantic way: running madly about. — 12 sentences - [madman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madman/) — A man who is out of his mind, who behaves wildly and does not think sensibly. — 4 sentences - [madness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madness/) — Very foolish or dangerous behaviour. — 13 sentences - [mag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mag/) — A magazine: a thin book with pictures and articles that comes out regularly. — 11 sentences - [magazine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magazine/) — A thin book with a paper cover, full of stories, articles and pictures, that comes out every week or month. — 10 sentences - [magenta](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magenta/) — Magenta is a bright purplish-red or pinkish-purple colour. — 8 sentences - [maggot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maggot/) — The soft, pale, legless young form (larva) of a fly, which hatches from an egg and feeds on rotting food or dead animals. — 10 sentences - [magic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magic/) — In stories, a special power to make impossible things happen, using spells, wands or charms. — 13 sentences - [magical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/) — Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword». — 11 sentences - [magically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magically/) — Magically means by magic. — 8 sentences - [magician](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magician/) — A magician is a performer who does magic tricks that seem impossible, like making things disappear. — 10 sentences - [magistrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magistrate/) — An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing with less serious crimes and some family or local matters. — 12 sentences - [maglev](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maglev/) — A maglev is a train that floats just above its track using powerful magnets, so it does not touch the rails. — 8 sentences - [magma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magma/) — Magma is very hot melted rock under the Earth's surface. — 7 sentences - [magnanimous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnanimous/) — Magnanimous means very generous and noble, ready to forgive and to put others first, even when you could take advantage. — 4 sentences - [magnesium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnesium/) — A light, silvery-white metal and chemical element (symbol Mg, number 12) that burns with a very bright white flame. — 10 sentences - [magnet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/) — A magnet is a piece of iron or other material that pulls (attracts) iron and steel things towards it. — 10 sentences - [magnetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnetic/) — Magnetic means able to pull iron or steel towards itself, like a magnet. — 13 sentences - [magnetisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnetisation/) — The process of making something into a magnet. — 10 sentences - [magnetised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnetised/) — Magnetised means made into a magnet, so it can pull iron and steel. — 8 sentences - [magnetism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnetism/) — Magnetism is the invisible force that makes magnets pull iron and steel towards them and makes magnets pull or push each other. — 10 sentences - [magnification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnification/) — Making something look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or zoom. — 11 sentences - [magnificence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnificence/) — Magnificence is great beauty, splendour and grandeur, the look of something very grand and rich. — 3 sentences - [magnificent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnificent/) — Magnificent means very beautiful, grand and impressive. — 10 sentences - [magnificently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnificently/) — In a grand, splendid way, with rich and beautiful clothes or furnishings. — 3 sentences - [magnified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnified/) — Made to look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or magnifying glass. — 12 sentences - [magnifier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/) — A magnifier is a tool, usually a lens, that makes things look bigger than they are. — 8 sentences - [magnify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnify/) — To make something look bigger than it really is, using a lens or microscope. — 11 sentences - [magnitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnitude/) — The size or how big something is. — 12 sentences - [magnolia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnolia/) — A magnolia is a tree or bush with large, beautiful white, pink or purple flowers that often open in spring before the leaves. — 11 sentences - [magnum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/) — A wine or champagne bottle that holds twice as much as a normal bottle (1.5 litres). — 11 sentences - [magpie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magpie/) — A black-and-white bird with a long tail and a loud chattering call, related to crows. — 11 sentences - [mahabharata](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mahabharata/) — The Mahabharata is a very long ancient poem from India, written in Sanskrit, telling the story of a great war between two families of cous… — 8 sentences - [mahatma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mahatma/) — A title meaning «great soul», given in India to a person who is very wise, good and respected. — 10 sentences - [mahogany](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mahogany/) — A hard, dark reddish-brown wood from tropical trees, used to make good furniture; the colour of this wood is also called mahogany. — 3 sentences - [maid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maid/) — A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house. — 12 sentences - [maiden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maiden/) — A maiden is a girl or young woman who is not married. — 11 sentences - [maidservant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maidservant/) — A maidservant is a young woman who works as a servant in a house, cleaning and cooking. Old use. — 4 sentences - [mail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mail/) — Mail is the letters and parcels sent by post. — 15 sentences - [mailbox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailbox/) — A mailbox is a box outside a house where letters are delivered, or a public box where you post letters (UK: postbox, letterbox). — 8 sentences - [maillot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maillot/) — A jersey or top worn by cyclists; in the Tour de France the leader wears the «maillot jaune» (yellow jersey). — 6 sentences - [mailman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/) — A mailman is a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to homes and offices. — 11 sentences - [maimed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maimed/) — Maimed means badly hurt so that a part of the body is lost or no longer works properly. — 3 sentences - [main](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/main/) — Main means the most important or the biggest one, like the main road or the main idea. — 14 sentences - [mainland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/) — The main large part of a country or continent, not counting the islands near it. — 8 sentences - [mainly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainly/) — Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases. — 10 sentences - [mainmast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainmast/) — The mainmast is the tallest and most important pole of a sailing ship, which holds the big sails. — 3 sentences - [maintain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maintain/) — To maintain something is to keep it in good condition by looking after it. — 12 sentences - [maintained](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maintained/) — Kept in good condition by checking and repairing it: a well-maintained car. — 15 sentences - [maintenance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maintenance/) — Work done to keep a building, machine, road and so on in good working order. — 12 sentences - [maize](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maize/) — Maize is a tall cereal plant that grows yellow seeds (kernels) on large cobs. — 10 sentences - [majestic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/majestic/) — Very grand, beautiful and impressive, like a king or queen. — 8 sentences - [majestically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/majestically/) — Majestically means in a grand, dignified and impressive way, as a king or a great bird might move. — 3 sentences - [majesty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/majesty/) — Majesty is great beauty, size and power that makes people feel wonder. — 10 sentences - [major](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/) — Very important, big or serious (a major problem, a major road). — 12 sentences - [majority](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/majority/) — The bigger part of a group; more than half. — 10 sentences - [make](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/make/) — To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake. — 24 sentences - [makeover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/) — A big change to how a person looks, with new clothes, hair or make-up. — 9 sentences - [maker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maker/) — A maker is a person, company or machine that makes something, like a toy maker or a coffee maker. — 11 sentences - [makeup](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/) — Makeup is coloured creams and powders, like lipstick, mascara and foundation, put on the face to change how it looks. — 11 sentences - [making](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/making/) — Making is the act of making or forming something, as in merry-makings, which are parties or festivities. — 5 sentences - [mako](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mako/) — A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas. — 7 sentences - [malacca](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malacca/) — Malacca, also spelled Melaka, is a historic city and state in Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. — 9 sentences - [malady](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malady/) — A malady is an illness, especially a long or serious one. Old or formal use. — 4 sentences - [malapropism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malapropism/) — The funny mistake of using a word that sounds like the right word but means something quite different: «He's the pineapple of politeness»… — 7 sentences - [malaria](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/) — Malaria is a serious illness that causes high fever, shivering and sweating, and can kill if it is not treated. — 9 sentences - [malay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malay/) — The Malays are a people living mostly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and southern Thailand. — 9 sentences - [malayalam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malayalam/) — Malayalam is a language spoken by about 35 million people, mainly in the state of Kerala in south-west India. — 10 sentences - [malayan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malayan/) — To do with Malaya, the old name for the land on the Malay Peninsula that later became part of Malaysia. — 9 sentences - [male](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/male/) — Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion». — 10 sentences - [malevolent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malevolent/) — Wanting to do harm or evil to others; full of hate and spite. — 11 sentences - [malfunction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malfunction/) — A failure of a machine or system to work properly. — 11 sentences - [malice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malice/) — Malice is the wish to hurt someone or make bad things happen to them. — 9 sentences - [malicious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malicious/) — Malicious means wanting to hurt someone or do harm on purpose. — 11 sentences - [maliciously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maliciously/) — Maliciously means in a spiteful way, wanting to hurt or upset someone. — 3 sentences - [malignant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malignant/) — Malignant means evil and wishing harm to others. — 5 sentences - [malik](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/) — Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name). — 8 sentences - [malinois](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malinois/) — A breed of Belgian Shepherd dog with short fawn fur and a dark face, very clever and full of energy. — 8 sentences - [mall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mall/) — A large building or group of buildings with many shops, restaurants and sometimes a cinema, often with a car park (shopping mall). — 9 sentences - [mallard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mallard/) — A mallard is the most common wild duck; the male (drake) has a shiny green head, a white ring round the neck and a grey body, and the fema… — 7 sentences - [malleable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malleable/) — Able to be hammered, pressed or bent into a new shape without breaking, like gold, copper or clay. — 10 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/10/) - ← previous: [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) - next →: [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)