--- title: M — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) [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** [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/) - [mayfly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayfly/) — A delicate insect with see-through wings and long tails that lives for years as a young nymph in water but, as a flying adult, often lives… — 7 sentences - [mayhap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayhap/) — Mayhap means perhaps or maybe; it is an old word for a guess about what may happen. — 4 sentences - [mayo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayo/) — Short for mayonnaise: a thick, creamy white sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten with chips, sandwiches and sa… — 11 sentences - [mayonnaise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/) — Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy, pale yellow sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten cold in sandwiches, on chips a… — 8 sentences - [mayor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayor/) — The leader of a town or city council, chosen to run the town or to represent it. — 9 sentences - [mayoress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayoress/) — A mayoress is the wife of a mayor, who often attends town events beside him. — 5 sentences - [maypole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maypole/) — A maypole is a tall pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, which people dance around on May Day. — 4 sentences - [maze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maze/) — A maze is a puzzle made of paths or passages with walls or hedges, where you have to find the way through without getting lost. — 13 sentences - [mb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mb/) — MB = megabyte: a unit of computer memory or file size, about one million bytes. — 12 sentences - [mead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mead/) — Mead is a sweet drink made from honey and water, sometimes with spices, drunk long ago at feasts. — 4 sentences - [meadow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meadow/) — A meadow is a field of grass and wild flowers, often used for hay or grazing animals. — 10 sentences - [meagre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meagre/) — Small in amount, not enough: «a meagre meal», «meagre wages». — 9 sentences - [meal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meal/) — A meal is the food you eat at one time, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner. — 12 sentences - [mealtime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealtime/) — A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner. — 7 sentences - [mealworm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/) — The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour. — 8 sentences - [mean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mean/) — To mean is to have a sense. — 19 sentences - [meander](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meander/) — To turn this way and that in slow curves instead of going straight. — 10 sentences - [meanie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/) — A meanie is a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in a childish or playful way. — 10 sentences - [meaning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaning/) — The meaning of a word or sign is what it stands for or expresses. — 14 sentences - [meaningful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaningful/) — Having a clear meaning or making sense: «a meaningful sentence». — 13 sentences - [meaningless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaningless/) — Meaningless means having no meaning or no sense: a meaningless string of letters. — 8 sentences - [meanly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanly/) — Meanly means in an unkind or nasty way. — 9 sentences - [meanness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanness/) — Meanness is being unkind or nasty to others. — 9 sentences - [meantime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meantime/) — The time between two events: «in the meantime» means while you wait for something else to happen. — 10 sentences - [meanwhile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanwhile/) — At the same time, while something else is happening. — 15 sentences - [measles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measles/) — An illness caused by a virus that spreads very easily; it gives a high fever, a cough, red eyes and a red, blotchy rash all over the body. — 9 sentences - [measurable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurable/) — Measurable means able to be measured. — 8 sentences - [measurably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurably/) — By an amount that can be measured or noticed: «measurably better». — 10 sentences - [measure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measure/) — To measure is to find out the size, length, weight, time or amount of something with a tool, like a ruler, a tape, scales or a clock. — 14 sentences - [measurement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/) — A measurement is a number with a unit that tells how long, heavy, big, hot or fast something is. — 9 sentences - [meat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meat/) — Meat is the flesh of animals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens, eaten as food. — 9 sentences - [meatless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/) — Meatless means without meat. — 7 sentences - [meaty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/) — Full of meat or tasting of meat: «a meaty stew». — 9 sentences - [mecca](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mecca/) — Mecca (also spelled Makkah) is the holiest city of Islam, in Saudi Arabia; it is where the Prophet Muhammad was born and where Muslims go… — 10 sentences - [mechanic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/) — A person whose job is to repair and look after engines and machines, especially cars. — 11 sentences - [mechanical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanical/) — To do with machines or worked by machines, with moving parts like gears, levers and wheels. — 10 sentences - [mechanically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/) — Mechanically means by a machine or using machinery. — 10 sentences - [mechanism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanism/) — A mechanism is a set of moving parts in a machine that work together, such as the mechanism of a clock or a lock. — 8 sentences - [meconium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meconium/) — The first poo of a newborn baby: dark green, thick and sticky, made from what the baby swallowed in the womb. — 7 sentences - [med](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/med/) — Short for «medicine» or «medication», usually in the plural: «meds». — 11 sentences - [medal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medal/) — A medal is a flat piece of metal, often round and on a ribbon, given as a prize or to honour someone. — 9 sentences - [medallion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medallion/) — A medallion is a round or oval flat piece of metal or jewellery, worn on a chain, with a picture or design on it. — 5 sentences - [meddle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meddle/) — To get involved in someone else's business when you are not wanted, and often make things worse. — 10 sentences - [meddling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meddling/) — The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted. — 12 sentences - [mediaeval](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mediaeval/) — From or to do with the Middle Ages, the time in Europe from about 500 to 1500 AD. — 10 sentences - [median](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/median/) — In maths, the median is the middle number when a list of numbers is put in order. — 9 sentences - [mediate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mediate/) — To mediate is to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and find an agreement, without taking sides. — 8 sentences - [mediator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mediator/) — A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement. — 12 sentences - [medical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medical/) — To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy. — 10 sentences - [medicament](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicament/) — A medicine: a substance used to treat an illness or injury, such as a tablet, cream or syrup. — 7 sentences - [medicare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicare/) — Medicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people. — 11 sentences - [medicate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/) — To medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine. — 8 sentences - [medication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/) — Medication is medicine: pills, liquids, creams or injections that a doctor gives to treat an illness or stop pain. — 9 sentences - [medicinal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicinal/) — Medicinal means used to treat illness or helping the body heal: «medicinal plants». — 9 sentences - [medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicine/) — A pill, liquid or cream that a doctor or chemist gives to help you get better when ill. — 11 sentences - [medieval](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/) — Medieval means from or about the Middle Ages, the long period in European history after the Roman times and before the modern age. — 9 sentences - [medina](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medina/) — Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he… — 10 sentences - [meditate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meditate/) — To meditate is to sit quietly and focus your mind, often on your breathing, to feel calm and peaceful. — 10 sentences - [meditation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meditation/) — Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed. — 12 sentences - [mediterranean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mediterranean/) — The Mediterranean (Sea) is the large sea between southern Europe, North Africa and western Asia. — 12 sentences - [medium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medium/) — Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small. — 13 sentences - [medusa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medusa/) — Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, with snakes for hair; anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone. The hero Perseus cut off her head. — 12 sentences - [meek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meek/) — Quiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not wanting to argue. — 9 sentences - [meekly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meekly/) — In a quiet, gentle way, without arguing or fighting back. — 7 sentences - [meekness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meekness/) — Meekness is quiet, gentle behaviour; a person with meekness is not proud, loud or angry. — 4 sentences - [meerkat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meerkat/) — A meerkat is a small, furry animal of the mongoose family that lives in groups in the deserts and dry grasslands of southern Africa. — 9 sentences - [meet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meet/) — To meet is to come together with someone at the same place. — 14 sentences - [meeting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meeting/) — A meeting is when people come together to talk about something, plan or decide. — 11 sentences - [meg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meg/) — Meg is a girl's name, short for Margaret or Megan, like Meg in «Little Women». — 12 sentences - [megalosaurus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/megalosaurus/) — Megalosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now England about 166 million years ago. — 8 sentences - [megaphone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/megaphone/) — A cone-shaped device you speak into to make your voice louder, so a crowd can hear you; modern ones use batteries and are electric. — 10 sentences - [mei](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mei/) — «Méi» means «not» or «don't have»: «méiyǒu» is «there isn't» or «I haven't got». — 12 sentences - [melancholy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melancholy/) — A deep, quiet sadness that lasts a while. — 9 sentences - [melanin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melanin/) — Melanin is the natural dark substance in skin, hair and eyes that gives them their colour. — 8 sentences - [melatonin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melatonin/) — A natural chemical (a hormone) your body makes when it gets dark, which helps you feel sleepy. — 8 sentences - [mellow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellow/) — Mellow means soft, warm and rich, for light, colour or sound. — 6 sentences - [mellowed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/) — Became softer, calmer and kinder with age or time: «Grandad has mellowed.». — 10 sentences - [melodious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melodious/) — Melodious means having a pleasant tune, sweet and pleasing to hear. — 8 sentences - [melody](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/) — A melody is a tune: a series of musical notes, one after another, that sounds pleasing and is easy to remember. — 11 sentences - [melon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melon/) — A melon is a big round or oval fruit with a hard skin and a sweet, juicy inside full of seeds. — 10 sentences - [melt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melt/) — To melt is to change from a solid into a liquid because of heat: ice melts into water. — 12 sentences - [meltdown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meltdown/) — A serious accident in a nuclear power station when the core gets so hot that it melts. — 9 sentences - [melting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melting/) — Melting means changing from a solid into a liquid because it gets warm, like ice turning into water. — 12 sentences - [meltwater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meltwater/) — Meltwater is water that comes from melting snow or ice, especially from glaciers and ice sheets. — 7 sentences - [mem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mem/) — The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written מ. — 10 sentences - [member](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/) — A member is a person who belongs to a group, like a club, a team or a family. — 10 sentences - [membership](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membership/) — Membership is being a member of a club, group or organisation. — 9 sentences - [membrane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membrane/) — A very thin layer, like a skin, that covers or lines a part of a living thing or a cell. — 10 sentences - [membranous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/) — Made of a membrane, or like a membrane: thin, soft and skin-like, often so thin you can almost see through it. — 10 sentences - [meme](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meme/) — A funny picture, video or phrase that people copy, change and share quickly on the internet. — 8 sentences - [memoir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memoir/) — A book or story someone writes about their own life and memories. — 11 sentences - [memorable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorable/) — Worth remembering, or easy to remember, because it is special, unusual, very good or very bad. — 10 sentences - [memorandum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorandum/) — A memorandum is a short written message sent inside an office, school or company, telling people about something. — 11 sentences - [memorial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorial/) — A memorial is a statue, stone, building or event that helps people remember a person who died or something that happened. — 10 sentences - [memorisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorisation/) — The act of learning something so you can remember it exactly, such as a poem, times tables or spellings. — 8 sentences - [memorise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memorise/) — To memorise something is to learn it so well that you can remember it exactly without looking. — 7 sentences - [memory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/memory/) — Memory is the ability of your brain to keep and remember things. — 12 sentences - [men](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/men/) — Plural of «man»: adult male people. — 12 sentences - [menace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menace/) — A menace is a threat of harm or danger. — 6 sentences - [menacing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menacing/) — Seeming likely to cause harm; threatening: «a menacing look». — 9 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) [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** [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/)