--- title: M — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 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/page/2/) [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 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) **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/) - [mallet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mallet/) — A hammer with a big head made of wood, rubber or plastic, used to hit things without damaging them. — 12 sentences - [malpractice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malpractice/) — When a doctor, lawyer or other professional does their job very badly or carelessly, and someone is harmed because of it. — 10 sentences - [malt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malt/) — Malt is barley or other grain that has been soaked, dried and treated so that it can be used to make beer or whisky. — 3 sentences - [mam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mam/) — Mother; another word for «mum» or «mam». — 8 sentences - [mama](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mama/) — Mama is a word for mother, often used by young children or in families; it is one of the first words babies say. — 13 sentences - [mamba](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamba/) — A mamba is a fast, very venomous snake from Africa. There are black mambas and green mambas. — 8 sentences - [mamma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamma/) — Mamma is an old-fashioned word for mother, used by young children. Also used in tales as a childlike word for mother. — 4 sentences - [mammal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mammal/) — A mammal is an animal that has hair or fur, breathes air and feeds its babies with milk. — 10 sentences - [mammalian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mammalian/) — To do with mammals, or belonging to the group of animals called mammals. — 10 sentences - [mammoth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mammoth/) — A mammoth was a huge, hairy animal like an elephant with long curved tusks that lived long ago and died out. — 10 sentences - [mammy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mammy/) — A child's word for mother, like «mum» or «mammy» said by Irish children. — 10 sentences - [mamo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamo/) — «Mamo» is how you call your mother in Ukrainian — «Mum!» or «Mom!» — the form used when speaking to her (from «mama», mother). — 8 sentences - [man](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/man/) — A man is a grown-up male person. — 14 sentences - [manage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manage/) — To succeed in doing something difficult: «I managed to finish the race». — 12 sentences - [management](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/management/) — Management is controlling and organising something, such as a business, money, time or a problem. — 9 sentences - [manager](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/) — A manager is a person who is in charge of a shop, business, team of workers or project. — 8 sentences - [manatee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manatee/) — A large, slow, gentle plant-eating mammal that lives in warm coastal waters and rivers; it has flippers, a round paddle-shaped tail and is… — 7 sentences - [manchu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manchu/) — The Manchu are a people from Manchuria in north-east China. — 9 sentences - [mancunian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mancunian/) — A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England. — 8 sentences - [mandarin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandarin/) — A mandarin is a small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel. — 11 sentences - [mandate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandate/) — A mandate is the authority given to a government or leader by voters to carry out their plans: the party won a strong mandate. — 10 sentences - [mandatory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/) — Required by a law or a rule; something you must do; compulsory. — 9 sentences - [mandible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandible/) — The mandible is the lower jawbone. — 9 sentences - [mandrill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandrill/) — A mandrill is a large monkey from the rainforests of central Africa; the males have a bright red and blue face and a colourful bottom. — 9 sentences - [mane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/) — A mane is the long thick hair growing on the neck of some animals, especially horses and male lions. — 11 sentences - [manfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manfully/) — Manfully means bravely and without giving up, even when things are hard. — 3 sentences - [manga](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manga/) — Japanese comics and graphic novels, usually read from right to left, with a special drawing style (big eyes, speed lines). — 10 sentences - [mange](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mange/) — A skin disease of dogs, foxes, cats and other animals, caused by tiny mites; it makes the fur fall out and the skin itchy and sore. — 9 sentences - [manger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manger/) — A long open box or trough that horses and cattle eat from. — 9 sentences - [mangle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mangle/) — A machine with two rollers, turned by a handle, used in the past to squeeze water out of wet washing. — 9 sentences - [mangled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mangled/) — Badly crushed, twisted or torn so that it is spoilt. — 10 sentences - [mango](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mango/) — A mango is a sweet, juicy tropical fruit with orange flesh, a smooth skin and a large flat stone inside. — 9 sentences - [mangrove](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mangrove/) — A mangrove is a tree or shrub that grows in salty water along tropical coasts, with tangled roots that stand above the mud. — 9 sentences - [mangy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mangy/) — Mangy means having patchy, thin fur or skin from a disease, or looking shabby and worn. — 4 sentences - [manhood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manhood/) — Manhood is the time when a boy has grown up into a man. — 5 sentences - [manicure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manicure/) — A beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails: cutting, shaping and often painting the nails. — 11 sentences - [manifest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/) — To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash». — 12 sentences - [manifestation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestation/) — A sign or way that something shows itself: «Fever is a manifestation of illness». — 11 sentences - [manifestly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifestly/) — Manifestly means clearly and obviously, so that anyone can see it. — 4 sentences - [manifesto](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifesto/) — A manifesto is a written public statement in which a political party or group says what it believes and what it promises to do if elected. — 8 sentences - [manikin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/) — A manikin is a little man, a dwarf or a very small person. — 5 sentences - [manila](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manila/) — Manila is the capital city of the Philippines, a country of islands in Southeast Asia. — 8 sentences - [manipulate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manipulate/) — To control or influence someone in a clever, unfair or dishonest way, to get what you want. — 12 sentences - [manipulation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manipulation/) — Controlling or influencing people in a clever and unfair way, so they do what you want. — 12 sentences - [mankind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mankind/) — All people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind. — 9 sentences - [manky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manky/) — Dirty, smelly or disgusting: manky socks. — 11 sentences - [manly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manly/) — Manly means brave, strong and having the qualities thought right for a man. — 4 sentences - [manna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manna/) — Manna was the special food that, the Bible says, God sent from heaven each morning to feed the Israelites in the desert after they left Eg… — 9 sentences - [manned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manned/) — To man is to supply people to work a boat, a ship or a machine. Manned means having people on board or in charge. — 5 sentences - [mannequin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mannequin/) — A model of a human body used to show clothes in a shop window. — 11 sentences - [manner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/) — The way in which something is done or happens. — 12 sentences - [mannerly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mannerly/) — Mannerly means polite, well behaved and knowing good manners. — 4 sentences - [manners](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manners/) — Manners are the polite ways of behaving with other people, like saying please and thank you. — 13 sentences - [manoeuvre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/) — A manoeuvre is a planned movement of soldiers, ships or vehicles, often done as practice. — 5 sentences - [manor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manor/) — A manor is a large country house with land around it, once owned by a lord or squire. — 4 sentences - [mansion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mansion/) — A very large, grand house, usually belonging to a rich person. — 11 sentences - [manta](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manta/) — A manta, or manta ray, is a very large, flat sea fish with wide fins like wings, which glides through warm oceans and eats tiny plankton. — 8 sentences - [mantel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantel/) — A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, where things are put on display. — 4 sentences - [mantelpiece](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantelpiece/) — A mantelpiece is the shelf above a fireplace, often with ornaments, clocks, cards or photos on it. — 9 sentences - [mantis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantis/) — A mantis, often called a praying mantis, is a long green or brown insect that holds its spiky front legs together as if praying, and uses… — 9 sentences - [mantle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantle/) — In science, the mantle is the thick hot layer of rock inside the Earth, between the crust and the core. — 13 sentences - [mantra](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/) — A word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in prayer or meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism. — 10 sentences - [manual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manual/) — Manual means done by hand or by a person's effort, not by a machine: «manual work». — 9 sentences - [manufacture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacture/) — To manufacture means to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory with machines. — 12 sentences - [manufactured](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufactured/) — Made in large numbers in a factory, using machines. — 10 sentences - [manufacturer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/) — A person or company that makes goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines. — 10 sentences - [manufacturing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturing/) — The business or industry of making goods in large numbers in factories. — 8 sentences - [manure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/) — Manure is animal poo, often mixed with straw, used to make soil richer so plants grow better. — 10 sentences - [manuscript](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manuscript/) — A book, story or piece of writing written by hand, especially an old one from before printing. — 10 sentences - [many](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/many/) — Many means a large number of things or people: many birds. — 21 sentences - [mao](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mao/) — Mao usually means Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party who ruled the People's Republic of China from its start until his death. — 13 sentences - [maori](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maori/) — Māori are the Indigenous people of New Zealand (Aotearoa), who were living there long before Europeans arrived. — 11 sentences - [map](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/map/) — A drawing of an area — a room, town, country or the world — seen from above, showing where places are. — 12 sentences - [maple](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maple/) — A maple is a tree with leaves that have pointed parts like fingers; the leaves turn red, orange or yellow in autumn. — 11 sentences - [mapping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/) — The making of maps of an area. — 12 sentences - [mar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mar/) — To spoil or damage something, making it less good or less beautiful. — 14 sentences - [mara](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mara/) — A mara is a South American animal that looks like a small deer or long-legged hare but is a rodent, a relative of the guinea pig. — 9 sentences - [maraca](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maraca/) — A musical instrument made of a hollow ball or gourd filled with seeds, beads or small stones, with a handle; you shake it to make a rattli… — 10 sentences - [marathi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marathi/) — Marathi is a language spoken by about 80 to 100 million people, mainly in the state of Maharashtra in western India, including the city of… — 8 sentences - [marathon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marathon/) — A running race of about 42 kilometres (26.2 miles). — 13 sentences - [marble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marble/) — A marble is a small glass ball for playing games. — 12 sentences - [marcel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marcel/) — Marcel is a man's first name, especially in France, as in the French mime artist Marcel Marceau. — 9 sentences - [march](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/) — March is the third month of the year, with 31 days, between February and April. — 14 sentences - [marcher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marcher/) — A person who walks in a march, especially a protest march or a parade. — 10 sentences - [mare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mare/) — A female horse, donkey or zebra, especially an adult one. — 12 sentences - [margin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/margin/) — A margin is the empty space at the edge of a page, often with a line, where you do not write. — 12 sentences - [mari](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mari/) — The Mari are a Finno-Ugric people who live mainly in the Mari El Republic in Russia, by the Volga river. — 12 sentences - [maria](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maria/) — Maria: a common girl's name in many countries. — 11 sentences - [marigold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marigold/) — A garden plant with bright orange or yellow flowers. — 9 sentences - [marinade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marinade/) — A mixture of liquids like oil, vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, herbs and spices, in which food (meat, fish, tofu, vegetables) is soaked b… — 10 sentences - [marine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marine/) — To do with the sea or the animals and plants that live in it: marine life. — 12 sentences - [mariner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mariner/) — A sailor; a person who works on a ship. — 10 sentences - [marionette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marionette/) — A marionette is a puppet, a doll moved by strings held from above. — 4 sentences - [maritime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/) — Connected with the sea, ships and sailing. — 11 sentences - [mark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mark/) — A mark is a small sign, spot or line on something: a pen mark, a dirty mark. — 15 sentences - [markedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/markedly/) — In a way that is clear and easy to notice; very noticeably (markedly better, markedly different). — 7 sentences - [marker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/) — A marker is a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip pen or marker pen. — 11 sentences - [market](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/market/) — A market is a place, often outdoors with stalls, where people buy and sell food and other things. — 14 sentences - [marketplace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marketplace/) — A marketplace is an open square in a town where people buy and sell things, such as food, cloth and animals. — 4 sentences - [marking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marking/) — Markings are the lines, spots or patterns on an animal, road, plane or object. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) **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/)