--- title: M — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 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/9/) [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 9 [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](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** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/10/) - [morse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morse/) — Morse code is a way of sending messages using short and long signals, dots and dashes, for each letter. — 9 sentences - [morsel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morsel/) — A small piece or bite of food. — 9 sentences - [mortal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortal/) — Certain to die one day; not living forever. — 13 sentences - [mortality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortality/) — Mortality is the fact that every living thing will one day die. — 8 sentences - [mortally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortally/) — Mortally means so badly that death is sure to follow: «mortally wounded». — 5 sentences - [mortar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortar/) — Mortar is a mixture of sand, cement or lime and water used to stick bricks or stones together. — 11 sentences - [mortgage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortgage/) — A mortgage is a big loan from a bank to buy a house or flat; you pay it back with interest, a bit every month, over many years. — 10 sentences - [mortification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortification/) — Mortification is a deep feeling of shame or humiliation, often mixed with anger, when someone has been shamed or let down. — 4 sentences - [mortified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mortified/) — Mortified means extremely embarrassed or ashamed. — 10 sentences - [mosaic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosaic/) — A picture or pattern made by putting together many small pieces of coloured stone, glass or tile. — 9 sentences - [mosque](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/) — A building where Muslims go to pray and worship together. — 8 sentences - [mosquito](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/) — A mosquito is a small flying insect with long legs; the females bite people and animals and suck their blood. — 10 sentences - [moss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moss/) — A small, soft, green plant without flowers that grows in thick, low patches on damp ground, rocks, trees and walls. — 10 sentences - [mossy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mossy/) — Covered with moss, the soft, green, low plant that grows on damp stones, trees and ground. — 10 sentences - [most](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/most/) — Most means the biggest amount or number. The one with the most has more than all the others. — 25 sentences - [mostly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mostly/) — Mostly means almost all, or the biggest part. — 9 sentences - [mot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mot/) — An MOT is a yearly test that cars more than a few years old must pass to show they are safe to drive on the road. — 9 sentences - [motel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motel/) — A hotel by a road for people travelling by car, where you can usually park right outside your room. — 8 sentences - [moth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moth/) — An insect like a butterfly, usually with dull brown or grey wings, that mostly flies at night and is drawn to lights. — 9 sentences - [mother](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mother/) — A mother is a woman who has a child. Your mother is your mom or mum. — 14 sentences - [motherless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motherless/) — Motherless means having no living mother. — 4 sentences - [motif](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motif/) — A pattern or picture that is repeated in a design, such as on fabric or wallpaper: a flower motif. — 11 sentences - [motion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motion/) — Movement; the act of moving. — 12 sentences - [motionless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/) — Not moving at all; completely still. — 9 sentences - [motivated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivated/) — Motivated means keen and wanting to work hard to do something. — 11 sentences - [motivating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivating/) — Making someone want to do something or try hard. — 10 sentences - [motivation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motivation/) — The wish or energy to do something and keep trying. — 10 sentences - [motive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motive/) — The reason why someone does something, especially something secret or wrong. — 10 sentences - [motor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motor/) — A machine that turns energy (usually electricity or fuel) into movement, like the motor in a fan, a toy car or a boat. — 11 sentences - [motorbike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motorbike/) — A motorbike is a heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, like a bicycle with a motor. It is also called a motorcycle. — 10 sentences - [motorboat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motorboat/) — A motorboat is a boat that moves with an engine, not with sails or oars. — 9 sentences - [motorcar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motorcar/) — A car, a road vehicle with an engine that carries a few people. — 7 sentences - [motorcycle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motorcycle/) — A heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, ridden like a bicycle. — 9 sentences - [motorist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motorist/) — A person who drives a car. — 9 sentences - [motorway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motorway/) — A motorway is a wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction, made for long journeys by car and lorry. (UK, Ireland, NZ; US: freew… — 10 sentences - [mottled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mottled/) — Mottled means marked with patches or blotches of different colours, like a speckled coat. — 4 sentences - [motto](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motto/) — A motto is a short sentence or phrase that sums up the beliefs or aims of a person, school, family or country. — 8 sentences - [mould](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/) — Mould is a soft, furry growth, often green, white, blue or black, that grows on old food or damp walls; it is a kind of fungus. — 13 sentences - [moulder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moulder/) — To moulder is to decay slowly and crumble, as old wood or stone does over many years. — 5 sentences - [mouldy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouldy/) — Covered with mould, a soft, furry fungus that grows on old food or in damp places. — 9 sentences - [moult](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moult/) — To lose feathers, fur, hair or skin so that new ones can grow. — 8 sentences - [mound](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mound/) — A mound is a small hill or a pile of earth, stones or other things. — 10 sentences - [mount](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mount/) — To mount a horse or bike is to get on it. — 13 sentences - [mountain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mountain/) — A very high hill with steep sides, usually higher than about 600 metres. — 11 sentences - [mountaineer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mountaineer/) — A mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains as a sport or hobby. — 9 sentences - [mountainous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mountainous/) — Mountainous means having many mountains. — 9 sentences - [mourn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourn/) — To mourn is to feel and show deep sadness because someone has died. — 9 sentences - [mourner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/) — A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral. — 8 sentences - [mournful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mournful/) — Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. — 4 sentences - [mournfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mournfully/) — Mournfully means in a sad, sorrowful way, as if grieving. — 4 sentences - [mourning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourning/) — Great sadness shown after someone dies. — 11 sentences - [mouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouse/) — A mouse is a very small animal with a long thin tail, round ears and sharp teeth. — 14 sentences - [mouser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouser/) — A mouser is a cat (or sometimes another animal) that is good at catching mice. — 9 sentences - [moustache](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moustache/) — A moustache is hair that grows on a man's upper lip, between the nose and the mouth. — 10 sentences - [mousy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mousy/) — A dull light brown colour, like a mouse. — 9 sentences - [mouth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouth/) — The opening in the face used for eating, speaking and breathing. — 15 sentences - [mouthful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthful/) — The amount of food or drink that fills your mouth or that you put in at one time. — 12 sentences - [mouthpart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpart/) — Mouthparts are the parts around an insect's or other small animal's mouth that it uses to bite, suck or chew food. — 7 sentences - [mouthpiece](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/) — The part of a musical instrument, phone or other device that you put to or near your mouth. — 10 sentences - [mouthwash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/) — Mouthwash is a liquid you rinse around your mouth to clean it and make your breath fresh. You spit it out; you do not swallow it. — 8 sentences - [mouton](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouton/) — «Mouton» is the French word for sheep, and also for mutton (sheep meat); to an English ear it sounds like «moo-TON» with a nasal end. — 10 sentences - [movable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/) — Able to be moved from one place to another; not fixed. — 10 sentences - [move](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/) — To move is to go from one place to another, or to change position. — 14 sentences - [moved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moved/) — Moved is the past form of move: it already went or was carried somewhere else. — 12 sentences - [movement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movement/) — Movement is changing position or place; moving. — 12 sentences - [movie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movie/) — A movie is a story told with moving pictures, watched on a screen; in the UK it is often called a film. — 12 sentences - [moving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moving/) — Moving is the -ing form of move: going or carrying something somewhere now. — 13 sentences - [mow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mow/) — To mow grass means to cut it short with a machine called a lawnmower or with a long blade. — 11 sentences - [mower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mower/) — A mower is a machine for cutting grass, also called a lawnmower. — 10 sentences - [mown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mown/) — Cut short with a mower or a scythe, used about grass and hay. — 11 sentences - [mozart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mozart/) — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous Austrian composer of classical music who lived more than two hundred years ago; he wrote music from t… — 9 sentences - [mozzarella](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mozzarella/) — A soft, white, mild Italian cheese that becomes stretchy and stringy when it is melted, often used on pizza. — 8 sentences - [mp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mp/) — Member of Parliament: a person elected to make laws for an area. — 12 sentences - [mph](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mph/) — Miles per hour: how many miles something travels in one hour; a unit of speed. — 7 sentences - [mr](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mr/) — Mr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown. It is short for «Mister». — 9 sentences - [mri](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mri/) — MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging, a hospital machine that uses strong magnets and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the in… — 8 sentences - [mrs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mrs/) — Mrs is a title put before the family name of a married woman, as in Mrs Smith. — 12 sentences - [ms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/) — Ms (said «miz») is a title used before a woman's surname, whether she is married or not: «Ms Patel». — 11 sentences - [msg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/msg/) — msg is short for "message". — 8 sentences - [mu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mu/) — Mu (μ, M) is the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet, the Greek m. — 13 sentences - [much](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/) — Much means a lot of something you do not count one by one, like much water or much money. — 29 sentences - [muchness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muchness/) — Greatness in amount or size. — 8 sentences - [muck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muck/) — Muck is dirt, mud or something wet and dirty. — 12 sentences - [muckle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muckle/) — Muckle means much or great in amount or size. — 5 sentences - [mucky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucky/) — Dirty, muddy or messy: mucky hands. — 10 sentences - [mucus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mucus/) — Mucus is the thick, slimy liquid made inside the nose, throat and other parts of the body to protect them and trap dirt and germs. — 8 sentences - [mud](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mud/) — Mud is wet, soft, sticky earth. — 9 sentences - [muddied](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muddied/) — Made dirty or covered with mud. — 9 sentences - [muddle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muddle/) — A muddle is an untidy mess, or a state of confusion: «My drawer is in a muddle». — 12 sentences - [muddled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muddled/) — Muddled means confused and not thinking clearly. — 11 sentences - [muddy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muddy/) — Covered in mud, or full of mud. — 12 sentences - [mudskipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mudskipper/) — A small fish that lives on muddy shores and in mangrove swamps and can come out of the water, skipping and crawling on the mud with its st… — 8 sentences - [mudslide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mudslide/) — A large amount of wet mud sliding quickly down a hill or mountain, often after heavy rain. — 9 sentences - [muff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muff/) — A muff is a soft tube of fur or warm cloth that you put both hands into from each end to keep them warm, worn in old times. — 11 sentences - [muffin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muffin/) — A small sweet cake baked in a cup-shaped tin, often with fruit or chocolate chips. — 10 sentences - [muffle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muffle/) — To muffle a sound is to make it quieter and less clear, for example by covering it. — 8 sentences - [muffled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muffled/) — Quiet and unclear because something is in the way, as in "a muffled voice". — 11 sentences - [mug](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mug/) — A big cup with straight sides and a handle, for hot drinks. — 13 sentences - [mugging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/) — A mugging is an attack in a public place where someone is robbed, often with threats or violence. — 10 sentences - [muggy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muggy/) — Muggy weather is warm, damp and still, with heavy, sticky air that makes you feel hot and tired. — 10 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](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** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/page/10/)