--- title: M — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 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/6/) [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 6 [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](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** [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/) - [microscopic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microscopic/) — So small that it can only be seen through a microscope. — 8 sentences - [microwave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microwave/) — A microwave (oven) is a kitchen machine that heats or cooks food very quickly using invisible waves. — 10 sentences - [mid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mid/) — Mid means in the middle of something, often in a word with a hyphen: mid-morning, mid-air, mid-sentence. — 13 sentences - [midday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midday/) — Midday is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day; noon. — 9 sentences - [middle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/middle/) — The middle is the part that is halfway between the two ends or sides. In a row of three, the middle one is the second. — 15 sentences - [midge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midge/) — A midge is a tiny flying insect, a bit like a very small fly or mosquito, that often flies in clouds near water. — 9 sentences - [midget](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midget/) — An old word for a very short person; today it is considered hurtful and should not be used — say «a person of short stature» or «a person… — 9 sentences - [midi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midi/) — A midi is a skirt or dress that reaches the middle of the lower leg. — 9 sentences - [midnight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midnight/) — Midnight is twelve o'clock at night, the moment when one day ends and the next one begins. — 11 sentences - [midpoint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midpoint/) — The point exactly halfway between two ends of a line segment, or halfway between two numbers. — 10 sentences - [midst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midst/) — The middle part of something, especially among a crowd or group of people. — 4 sentences - [midsummer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midsummer/) — Midsummer is the middle of summer, around the longest day of the year. — 9 sentences - [midway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/) — In the middle, halfway between two places or two points in time. — 10 sentences - [midwife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midwife/) — A trained nurse or health worker who helps women while they are pregnant, while they give birth and just afterwards. — 9 sentences - [midwinter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midwinter/) — Midwinter is the middle of winter, the coldest and darkest part. — 9 sentences - [mien](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mien/) — A person's look or bearing, the way their face and manner seem. — 4 sentences - [might](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/) — Used to say something is possible but not sure. — 16 sentences - [mightily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mightily/) — With great strength or force, very hard. — 5 sentences - [mighty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mighty/) — Very strong or powerful. — 14 sentences - [migrant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/) — A migrant is a person who moves from one place or country to another, especially to find work or a better life. — 8 sentences - [migrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrate/) — To move from one area to another at certain seasons, often very far, to find food, warmth or a place to breed. — 10 sentences - [migration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migration/) — The movement of animals, often in large groups, from one place to another at the same time each year, to find food, warmth or a place to b… — 10 sentences - [migratory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migratory/) — Moving regularly from one place to another, usually with the seasons, to find food, warmth or a place to breed: «migratory birds». — 10 sentences - [mike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/) — Mike is a boy's or man's first name, short for Michael. — 11 sentences - [mil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mil/) — A mil is a very small unit of thickness, one thousandth of an inch, used for plastic, wire and paper. — 9 sentences - [mild](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mild/) — Not strong, severe or extreme: «a mild illness», «a mild punishment». — 11 sentences - [mildly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildly/) — Slightly; a little; not very much: mildly annoyed. — 12 sentences - [mildness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mildness/) — The quality of being gentle, soft and kind; not harsh or strong. — 4 sentences - [mile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mile/) — A mile is a long unit of distance; walking a mile takes about 20 minutes. A mile is 1760 yards. A mile is 5280 feet. — 15 sentences - [milestone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milestone/) — A stone by the side of a road showing how many miles it is to a town. — 10 sentences - [military](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/military/) — Military means having to do with soldiers, the army, navy or air force, or war. — 10 sentences - [milk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milk/) — Milk is the white drink that comes from cows, goats and other animals. — 14 sentences - [milkmaid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkmaid/) — A girl or woman who milks cows by hand or works in a dairy. — 10 sentences - [milkman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkman/) — A milkman is a man who brings or sells milk, often to houses in the morning. — 4 sentences - [milkshake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/) — A cold, sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream and a flavour such as chocolate, strawberry or banana. — 7 sentences - [milkweed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkweed/) — Milkweed is a North American plant with a milky white sap, pinkish flower clusters and pods full of fluffy seeds. — 8 sentences - [milky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milky/) — Containing a lot of milk, or made with milk: «milky tea», «milky coffee». — 10 sentences - [mill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mill/) — A mill is a building with machines for grinding grain into flour, often powered by wind or water. — 11 sentences - [millennial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millennial/) — A person born roughly between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, who became an adult around the year 2000; also called Generation Y. — 11 sentences - [millennium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millennium/) — A millennium is a period of a thousand years. — 10 sentences - [miller](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miller/) — A miller is a person who owns or works in a mill, grinding grain into flour. — 9 sentences - [millet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millet/) — A kind of grass grown for its small round seeds, which are eaten as grain by people and animals. — 10 sentences - [milligram](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milligram/) — A milligram is a very small unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram. — 8 sentences - [millilitre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millilitre/) — A millilitre is a very small unit for measuring liquid. A litre has 1000 millilitres; a teaspoon holds about 5 millilitres. — 11 sentences - [millimetre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millimetre/) — A millimetre is a small unit of length; there are 10 millimetres in a centimetre and 1,000 in a metre. It is written mm. — 10 sentences - [milliner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milliner/) — A milliner is a person who makes or sells hats, especially women's hats and bonnets. — 4 sentences - [million](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/) — A million is the number 1,000,000: a thousand thousands. — 10 sentences - [millionaire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millionaire/) — A millionaire is a person who has money and property worth at least a million pounds, dollars or other units of money. — 8 sentences - [millionth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millionth/) — Millionth means coming at number 1,000,000 in order. — 8 sentences - [millipede](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millipede/) — A millipede is a small creature with a long body made of many segments, with two pairs of legs on most segments, that lives in damp soil a… — 9 sentences - [millstone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/millstone/) — A millstone is one of a pair of large, round, flat stones used in a mill to grind grain into flour. — 9 sentences - [mime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mime/) — Mime is acting a story using only movements, faces and gestures, without words. — 11 sentences - [mimic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mimic/) — To copy the way someone talks or moves, often to be funny or to make fun of them. — 11 sentences - [mimicry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mimicry/) — Mimicry is copying the way someone talks, moves or behaves, often to make people laugh. — 8 sentences - [mimosa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mimosa/) — A tree or shrub with fluffy yellow or pink flowers. — 9 sentences - [min](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/min/) — Min is the short way to write minute. There are 60 min in one hour. — 11 sentences - [mince](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mince/) — Mince is meat cut into very small pieces in a machine, used for burgers, spaghetti bolognese and cottage pie; in the US and Canada it is c… — 12 sentences - [mincer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mincer/) — A kitchen machine that cuts meat or other food into very small pieces by pushing it through a plate with holes; in the US usually called a… — 10 sentences - [mind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mind/) — Your mind is the part of you that thinks, feels, remembers and imagines. — 15 sentences - [mindful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mindful/) — To be mindful is to keep something in mind and be careful about it: mindful of the rules. — 4 sentences - [mine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/) — Belonging to me: «That book is mine». — 14 sentences - [miner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miner/) — A miner is a person who digs under the ground to get coal, gold, metal or stones. — 10 sentences - [mineral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mineral/) — A natural, non-living solid substance found in rocks and the ground, like quartz, salt, gold or iron ore. — 12 sentences - [mineralogist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mineralogist/) — A scientist who studies minerals — the natural solid materials such as quartz, salt and gold that make up rocks. — 7 sentences - [ming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ming/) — «Míng» means «bright» or «clear» in Mandarin Chinese and is part of words like «míngtiān» (tomorrow) and «míngzi» (name). — 12 sentences - [mingle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mingle/) — To mingle is to mix things together so that the parts can no longer be told apart. — 5 sentences - [mini](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mini/) — Mini means very small or smaller than usual: a mini pizza, a mini test. — 11 sentences - [miniature](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miniature/) — Miniature means very small, a much smaller copy of something. — 9 sentences - [minibus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minibus/) — A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers. — 7 sentences - [minim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minim/) — A note that lasts for two beats in common time; in the US it is called a «half note». — 11 sentences - [minimalism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalism/) — A style that uses very few, simple shapes, colours or notes, leaving out everything that is not needed. — 10 sentences - [minimalist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/) — Very simple, using as few things, shapes or decorations as possible: «a minimalist bedroom». — 11 sentences - [minimisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimisation/) — Making something as small as possible: «the minimisation of waste». — 11 sentences - [minimise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimise/) — To make something as small or as little as possible: minimise the risk. — 11 sentences - [minimum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimum/) — The smallest amount, number or level possible or allowed. — 10 sentences - [minister](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minister/) — A minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education. — 10 sentences - [ministry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/) — A government department led by a minister: the Ministry of Education. — 10 sentences - [mink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mink/) — A small, long, thin animal of the weasel family with dark brown fur, living near rivers and lakes and good at swimming and hunting. — 9 sentences - [minoan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minoan/) — To do with the Minoans, an ancient Bronze Age civilisation on the Greek island of Crete, from about 3000 to 1100 BC. — 10 sentences - [minor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minor/) — Small or not very important; not serious: «a minor injury». — 12 sentences - [minority](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minority/) — A minority is the smaller number or part of a group, less than half. — 10 sentences - [minotaur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/) — The Minotaur is a monster in Greek myths with the body of a man and the head of a bull. — 11 sentences - [minstrel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minstrel/) — A minstrel was, long ago, a singer or musician who travelled from place to place singing songs and telling tales. — 4 sentences - [mint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/) — Mint is a plant with a fresh, strong-tasting leaf used in cooking and in toothpaste. — 14 sentences - [minty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minty/) — Tasting or smelling of mint, the plant used in sweets, toothpaste and gum. — 10 sentences - [minus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minus/) — Minus means take away. 7 minus 3 is 4. — 15 sentences - [minute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minute/) — A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour. — 12 sentences - [minx](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/) — A minx is a cheeky, sly girl who teases or behaves in a pert way; an old-fashioned name for a saucy girl. — 4 sentences - [miracle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miracle/) — A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God. — 10 sentences - [miraculous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miraculous/) — Like a miracle; amazing and hard to explain: a miraculous escape. — 11 sentences - [miraculously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miraculously/) — In a way that seems like a miracle; so surprisingly lucky or wonderful that it cannot easily be explained. — 4 sentences - [mirage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mirage/) — A mirage is something you seem to see that is not really there, caused by hot air bending light, like a pool of water on a hot road or in… — 10 sentences - [mire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mire/) — Mire is deep, wet mud or soft ground that sucks at your feet. — 5 sentences - [mirror](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mirror/) — A mirror is a piece of special glass with a shiny back in which you can see yourself and things behind you. — 12 sentences - [mirth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mirth/) — Laughter, fun and great happiness, especially among a group of people. — 8 sentences - [miry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miry/) — Very muddy and boggy; full of mire (deep, sticky mud). — 8 sentences - [misadventure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misadventure/) — A bit of bad luck or an unlucky accident, often a small one. — 9 sentences - [misapprehend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehend/) — To understand something wrongly; to misunderstand. — 9 sentences - [misapprehension](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/) — A wrong idea or a misunderstanding about something. — 7 sentences - [misappropriation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misappropriation/) — Misappropriation is taking money or property that was trusted to you and using it wrongly for yourself; it is a kind of stealing. — 7 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](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** [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/)