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[**ma**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ma.md) noun (ma, mas — informal: mother); abbreviation (MA = Master of Arts; ma = milliamp); Mandarin pinyin «ma» — mixed «Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland. 2. [**mac**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mac.md) noun (a mac, macs; a Mac, Macs) 1) (UK) A mac is a raincoat (short for mackintosh). 2) A Mac is an Apple Macintosh computer. 3) (informal, US) «Mac» is a way of speaking… 3. [**machine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/machine.md) noun (machine, machines); verb (machine — rare) A machine is a thing with moving parts that uses power to do a job, like a washing machine or a sewing machine. 4. [**macrocosm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/macrocosm.md) noun The whole great universe, seen as a large copy of the small world of a human being. 5. [**mad**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mad.md) adjective (mad, madder, maddest) 1) (informal, especially USA) Angry. 2) (UK and elsewhere, informal) Very silly or foolish; crazy. 3) mad about/on: liking something very… 6. [**madame**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madame.md) noun (Madame, Mesdames) (French) Madame is the French way of saying «Mrs» or «madam», a polite title for a woman. 7. [**madly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madly.md) adverb In a wild, uncontrolled or frantic way: running madly about. 8. [**madman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madman.md) noun (madmen) A man who is out of his mind, who behaves wildly and does not think sensibly. 9. [**madness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madness.md) noun (madness — uncountable; madnesses — rare) Very foolish or dangerous behaviour: It would be madness to swim in that storm. 10. [**madras**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madras.md) noun A city in southern India, now called Chennai. 11. [**mag**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mag.md) noun (mag, mags) – short for magazine; also short for magnitude, magnesium, magnet (rare) A magazine: a thin book with pictures and articles that comes out regularly. 12. [**maggot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maggot.md) noun (a maggot, maggots) The soft, pale, legless young form (larva) of a fly, which hatches from an egg and feeds on rotting food or dead animals. 13. [**magic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magic.md) noun (magic — uncountable); adjective (magic, magical); verb (magic away — informal, UK) In stories, a special power to make impossible things happen, using spells, wands or charms. 14. [**magician**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magician.md) noun (a magician, magicians) A magician is a performer who does magic tricks that seem impossible, like making things disappear. 15. [**magistrate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magistrate.md) noun (a magistrate, magistrates) An official who acts as a judge in a local court, dealing with less serious crimes and some family or local matters. 16. [**magnate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magnate.md) noun A very important and powerful person, often one who is rich and runs big businesses. 17. [**magnificence**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magnificence.md) noun (no plural) Magnificence is great beauty, splendour and grandeur, the look of something very grand and rich. 18. [**magnificent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magnificent.md) adjective (magnificent, more magnificent, most magnificent); adverb: magnificently 1) Magnificent means very beautiful, grand and impressive. 2) (informal) Magnificent means extremely good or excellent. 19. [**magnified**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magnified.md) adjective (magnified); past form of the verb magnify (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying) Made to look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or magnifying glass. 20. [**magnify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magnify.md) verb (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying) To make something look bigger than it really is, using a lens or microscope. 21. [**magnitude**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magnitude.md) noun (magnitude, magnitudes) 1) The size or how big something is. 2) How important or serious something is (a problem of great magnitude). 3) (science) The strength of… 22. [**magus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/magus.md) noun A wise man or priest of ancient Persia who studied the stars and magic; the plural is magi. 23. [**maid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maid.md) noun (a maid, maids) A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house. 24. [**maiden**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maiden.md) noun (a maiden, maidens); adjective (maiden) A maiden is a girl or young woman who is not married. 25. [**maidservant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maidservant.md) noun (plural maidservants) 1) A maidservant is a young woman who works as a servant in a house, cleaning and cooking. Old use. 26. [**mail**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mail.md) noun (mail); verb (mail, mails, mailed, mailing) 1) Mail is the letters and parcels sent by post. 2) Mail is the system that carries them: send it by mail. 3) To mail something is to send… 27. [**maimed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maimed.md) adjective; also the past form of the verb maim (maim, maims, maimed, maiming) 1) Maimed means badly hurt so that a part of the body is lost or no longer works properly. 28. [**main**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/main.md) adjective (main); noun (a main, mains) Main means the most important or the biggest one, like the main road or the main idea. 29. [**mainly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mainly.md) adverb 1) Mainly means mostly, more than anything else, or in most cases. 30. [**maintain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maintain.md) verb (maintain, maintains, maintained, maintaining) To maintain something is to keep it in good condition by looking after it. 31. [**maintained**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maintained.md) verb, past tense and past participle of maintain (maintain, maintains, maintained, maintaining); adjective (well-maintained) Kept in good condition by checking and repairing it: a well-maintained car. 32. [**maintenance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maintenance.md) noun (maintenance — uncountable) Work done to keep a building, machine, road and so on in good working order. 33. [**majestic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/majestic.md) adjective (majestic, more majestic, most majestic) 1) Very grand, beautiful and impressive, like a king or queen. 34. [**majesty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/majesty.md) noun (majesty, uncountable; Majesty as a title — His Majesty, Her Majesty, Your Majesty, Their Majesties) Majesty is great beauty, size and power that makes people feel wonder: "the majesty of the mountains". 35. [**major**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/major.md) adjective (major); noun (a major, majors); verb (major, majors, majored, majoring — US) Very important, big or serious (a major problem, a major road). 36. [**majority**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/majority.md) noun (a majority, majorities) 1) The bigger part of a group; more than half. 2) The number of votes by which a winner beats others (won by a majority of ten). 3)… 37. [**make**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/make.md) verb (make, makes, made, making); noun (a make — a brand) To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake. 38. [**maker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maker.md) noun (maker, makers) A maker is a person, company or machine that makes something, like a toy maker or a coffee maker. 39. [**making**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/making.md) noun (plural makings) Making is the act of making or forming something, as in merry-makings, which are parties or festivities. 40. [**male**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/male.md) adjective (male); noun (a male, males) Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion». 41. [**malignant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/malignant.md) adjective Malignant means evil and wishing harm to others. 42. [**mallow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mallow.md) noun A plant with soft leaves that can be eaten, though it has little taste. 43. [**man**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/man.md) noun (man, men); verb (man, mans, manned, manning); interjection (man!) 1) A man is a grown-up male person. 2) Man can mean people in general (old use): «Man has walked on the Moon.» 3) To man something is to… 44. [**mandrake**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mandrake.md) noun A plant with a thick forked root, once believed to help people have children. 45. [**manifest**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manifest.md) verb (manifest, manifests, manifested, manifesting); adjective (manifest); noun (a manifest, manifests) To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash». 46. [**manifestation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manifestation.md) noun (manifestation, manifestations) A sign or way that something shows itself: «Fever is a manifestation of illness». 47. [**manifestly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manifestly.md) adverb 1) Manifestly means clearly and obviously, so that anyone can see it. 48. [**manifold**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manifold.md) adjective 1) Manifold means many and of many different kinds. 2) (old use) Manifold means having many parts or forms. 49. [**mankind**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mankind.md) noun (mankind, uncountable) 1) All people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind. 2) (older use) Men, as opposed to women — this use is rare now. 50. [**manna**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manna.md) noun (manna, uncountable) 1) (Bible) Manna was the special food that, the Bible says, God sent from heaven each morning to feed the Israelites in the desert after… 51. [**manner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manner.md) noun (a manner; manners) The way in which something is done or happens. 52. [**manners**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manners.md) noun, plural (manners); singular "manner" means a way of doing something Manners are the polite ways of behaving with other people, like saying please and thank you. 53. [**manservant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manservant.md) noun A male servant. 54. [**manslayer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manslayer.md) noun A person who has killed someone, here by accident. 55. [**mantelet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mantelet.md) noun A small cloak or cover. In Nahum it is a covering used to protect soldiers attacking a wall. 56. [**mantle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mantle.md) noun (a mantle, mantles); verb (mantle — rare) In science, the mantle is the thick hot layer of rock inside the Earth, between the crust and the core. 57. [**mantua**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mantua.md) noun An Italian city where books were printed long ago, and where a famous edition of Sefer Yetzirah came out in 1562. 58. [**manus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manus.md) noun A Latin word meaning "hands." 59. [**manuscript**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manuscript.md) noun (a manuscript, manuscripts) A book, story or piece of writing written by hand, especially an old one from before printing. 60. [**many**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/many.md) determiner, pronoun (many, more, most) Many means a large number of things or people: many birds. 61. [**mar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mar.md) verb (mar, mars, marred, marring) To spoil or damage something, making it less good or less beautiful. 62. [**marble**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marble.md) noun (marble, marbles) A marble is a small glass ball for playing games. 63. [**march**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/march.md) noun (March, the month); verb (march, marches, marched, marching); noun (a march, marches) March is the third month of the year, with 31 days, between February and April. 64. [**marginalia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marginalia.md) noun Notes or marks written in the margins, or edges, of a book. 65. [**mariner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mariner.md) noun (a mariner, mariners) 1) (old or literary) A sailor; a person who works on a ship. 2) (Mariner) The name of some space probes and sports teams, such as NASA's… 66. [**mark**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mark.md) noun (mark, marks); verb (mark, marks, marked, marking); name (Mark) A mark is a small sign, spot or line on something: a pen mark, a dirty mark. 67. [**marker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marker.md) noun (marker, markers) A marker is a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip pen or marker pen. 68. [**marred**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marred.md) verb (mar, mars, marred, marring) 1) To mar something is to spoil it so that it is less good than it was. 69. [**marriage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marriage.md) noun (a marriage, marriages) Marriage is the legal relationship between two people who are husband and wife, or partners, joined in law. 70. [**married**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/married.md) adjective; past form of the verb marry (marry, marries, married, marrying) 1) Having a husband or wife. 2) (past form) Became husband and wife, or joined two people in marriage. 3) married to (informal): very… 71. [**marrow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marrow.md) noun (marrow, marrows) The soft tissue inside bones where new blood cells are made. 72. [**marry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marry.md) verb (marry, marries, married, marrying) To marry someone means to become their husband or wife in a wedding. 73. [**marsh**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marsh.md) noun (a marsh, marshes) A marsh is low, flat land that is wet and soft most of the time, often with tall grasses and reeds. 74. [**marshal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marshal.md) noun (marshal, marshals); verb (marshal, marshals, marshalled, marshalling) A marshal is an officer of high rank in an army, or an official who keeps order at a big event. 75. [**marshals**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marshals.md) noun (plural of marshal: a marshal, marshals); verb form (marshals, from marshal: marshal, marshals, marshalled, marshalling — US marshaled, marshaling) Officials who organise people at a big event, such as a race, parade or festival, and keep them safe. 76. [**mart**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mart.md) noun A market, a place where goods are bought and sold. 77. [**marvel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marvel.md) verb (marvel, marvels, marvelled/marveled, marvelling/marveling); noun (a marvel, marvels) 1) A marvel is a wonderful, amazing thing or person. 2) To marvel at something is to feel great surprise and admiration. 78. [**marvellous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marvellous.md) adjective (marvellous — UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand; marvelous — US; more marvellous, most marvellous) 1) Extremely good, wonderful: «a marvellous day». 2) (old use) Causing great wonder or surprise; amazing. 79. [**marvellously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marvellously.md) adverb (marvellously; US spelling marvelously) 1) In a wonderful, excellent way. 2) Very, extremely (a bit old-fashioned), as in «marvellously happy». 80. [**marvelous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marvelous.md) adjective (marvelous, more marvelous, most marvelous) 1) Marvelous means wonderful, very surprising or very good. (US spelling of marvellous) 81. [**masculine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/masculine.md) adjective (masculine); noun (the masculine – grammar) Having qualities that people traditionally think of as typical of men or boys, such as a deep voice. 82. [**mash**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mash.md) verb (mash, mashes, mashed, mashing); noun (mash, uncountable; a mash) 1) To mash food is to crush it into a soft mass. 2) Mash is mashed potatoes. 3) Mash is a soft mixture of grain and water fed to animals… 83. [**mason**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mason.md) noun (a mason, masons; a Mason) A mason is a person who builds or works with stone or bricks; also called a stonemason or bricklayer. 84. [**masonry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/masonry.md) noun Stonework or brickwork made by builders. 85. [**mass**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mass.md) noun (mass, a mass, masses); adjective (mass — many people); verb (mass, masses, massed, massing) Mass is the amount of matter in an object, measured in grams and kilograms. 86. [**massive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/massive.md) adjective (massive, more massive, most massive) 1) Massive means very big and heavy. 2) Massive means very large in amount or degree, like a massive mistake. 3) In British and Australian… 87. [**mast**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mast.md) noun (a mast, masts) A mast is a tall pole on a boat that holds the sails. 88. [**master**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/master.md) noun (a master, masters); verb (master, masters, mastered, mastering); adjective (master) A man who has control over people, animals or a place: «the dog obeyed its master». 89. [**masterpiece**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/masterpiece.md) noun (a masterpiece, masterpieces) A work of art, book, music or other creation of great skill; one of the best of its kind. 90. [**mastery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mastery.md) noun (mastery, no plural) 1) Mastery is complete control or power over something. 2) Mastery is great skill at doing something. 91. [**mat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mat.md) noun (a mat, mats); adjective (matt — different spelling, means not shiny) A mat is a small piece of material put on the floor, like a doormat or bath mat. 92. [**mate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mate.md) noun (a mate, mates); verb (mate, mates, mated, mating) 1) (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland, informal) A friend: «He's my mate». 2) A person you share something with, as in «classmate», «teammate»… 93. [**material**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/material.md) noun (a material, materials; material, uncountable); adjective (material — formal) A material is what something is made of, such as wood, metal, plastic, glass or cloth. 94. [**materially**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/materially.md) adverb (materially, no change) Materially means in a way that makes a real, noticeable difference. 95. [**mathematical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mathematical.md) adjective (mathematical, more mathematical) 1) To do with mathematics. 2) Done carefully, exactly and logically, like a calculation. 3) (mathematical certainty / chance) Exact, as… 96. [**mathematics**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mathematics.md) noun (mathematics, uncountable; short forms: maths in the UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland; math in the USA and Canada) The study of numbers, quantities, shapes, patterns and measurements, and the logic connecting them. 97. [**matter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/matter.md) noun (matter, matters); verb (matter, matters, mattered, mattering) Matter is what everything is made of; all things that take up space and have mass are matter. 98. [**mattock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mattock.md) noun (mattock, mattocks) A mattock is a digging tool like a pickaxe, with a heavy blade on one side and a flat or pointed blade on the other, used for breaking… 99. [**maul**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maul.md) verb (maul, mauls, mauled, mauling); noun (a maul, mauls) To attack and hurt badly with claws and teeth, as a bear or big cat might. 100. [**maw**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/maw.md) noun (a maw, maws); (Scotland, informal) noun (maw = mum) A maw is the mouth, jaws or throat of a hungry or fierce animal. **1**[2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/M/page/2/)[3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/M/page/3/)[4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/M/page/4/)