- macadamizev.To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone
- machineryn.The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively
- machinistn.One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools
- macrocosmn.The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related
- maddenv.To inflame with passion
- Madonnan.A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus
- magiciann.A sorcerer
- magisterialadj.Having an air of authority
- magistracyn.The office or dignity of a magistrate
- magnanimousadj.Generous in treating or judging others
- magnaten.A person of rank or importance
- magnetn.A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone
- magnetizev.To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily
- magnificencen.The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power
- magnificentadj.Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action
- magnituden.Importance
- maharajan.A great Hindu prince
- maidenhoodn.Virginity
- maintainv.To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition
- maintenancen.That which supports or sustains
- maizen.Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn
- makeupn.The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed
- maladyn.Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one
- malarian.A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating
- malcontentn.One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs
- maledictionn.The calling down of a curse or curses
- malefactorn.One who injures another
- maleficentadj.Mischievous
- malevolencen.Ill will
- malevolentadj.Wishing evil to others
- malignv.To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely
- malignantadj.Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief
- malleableadj.Pliant
- malletn.A wooden hammer
- maltreatv.To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively
- man-trapn.A place or structure dangerous to human life
- mandaten.A command
- mandatoryadj.Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory
- manen.The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion
- man-eatern.An animal that devours human beings
- maneuverv.To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy
- manian.Insanity
- maniacn.a person raving with madness
- manifeston.A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives
- manlikeadj.Like a man
- manlinessn.The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc
- mannerismn.Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct
- manorn.The landed estate of a lord or nobleman
- manteln.The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it
- mantlen.A cloak
- manufacturern.A person engaged in manufacturing as a business
- manumissionn.Emancipation
- manumitv.To set free from bondage
- marineadj.Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea
- maritimeadj.Situated on or near the sea
- maroonv.To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island
- martialadj.Pertaining to war or military operations
- Martianadj.Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet
- martyrdomn.Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle
- marvelv.To be astonished and perplexed because of (something)
- masonryn.The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly arranged stones
- masqueraden.A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised
- massacren.The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings
- massiveadj.Of considerable bulk and weight
- masterpiecen.A superior production
- masteryn.The attainment of superior skill
- materialn.That of which anything is composed or may be constructed
- materializev.To take perceptible or substantial form
- maternaladj.Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood
- matineen.An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime
- matriciden.The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother
- matrimonyn.The union of a man and a woman in marriage
- matrixn.That which contains and gives shape or form to anything
- matter of factn.Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality
- maudlinadj.Foolishly and tearfully affectionate
- mausoleumn.A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions
- mawkishadj.Sickening or insipid
- maximn.A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide
- mazen.A labyrinth
- meadn.A meadow
- meageradj.scanty
- mealy-mouthedadj.Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly
- meanderv.To wind and turn while proceeding in a course
- mechanicsn.The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces
- medallionn.A large medal
- meddlesomeadj.Interfering
- medialadj.Of or pertaining to the middle
- mediatev.To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties
- medicinen.A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties
- medievaladj.Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages
- mediocreadj.Ordinary
- meditationn.The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind
- medleyn.A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole
- melioratev.To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition
- mellifluousadj.Sweetly or smoothly flowing
- melodiousadj.Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds
- melodraman.A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents
- mementon.A souvenir
- memorableadj.Noteworthy
- menacen.A threat
- menagerien.A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition
- mendaciousadj.Untrue
- mendicantn.A beggar
- mentalityn.Intellectuality
- mentorn.A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend
- mercantileadj.Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial
- mercenaryadj.Greedy
- mercifuladj.Disposed to pity and forgive
- mercilessadj.Cruel
- meretriciousadj.Alluring by false or gaudy show
- mesmerizev.To hypnotize
- messieursn.pl.Gentlemen
- metaln.An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous
- metallurgyn.The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting
- metamorphosisn.A passing from one form or shape into another
- metaphorn.A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other
- metaphysicaladj.Philosophical
- metaphysiciann.One skilled in metaphysics
- metaphysicsn.The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science
- metev.To apportion
- metempsychosisn.Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast
- meticulousadj.Over-cautious
- metonymyn.A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes
- metricadj.Relating to measurement
- metronomen.An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music
- metropolisn.A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state
- metropolitanadj.Pertaining to a chief city
- mettlen.Courage
- mettlesomeadj.Having courage or spirit
- microcosmn.The world or universe on a small scale
- micrometern.An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions
- microphonen.An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds
- microscopen.An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects
- microscopicadj.Adapted to or characterized by minute observation
- microscopyn.The art of examing objects with the microscope
- midsummern.The middle of the summer
- midwifen.A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth
- mienn.The external appearance or manner of a person
- migrantadj.Wandering
- migratev.To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another
- migratoryadj.Wandering
- mileagen.A distance in miles
- militantadj.Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency
- militarismn.A policy of maintaining great standing armies
- militatev.To have weight or influence (in determining a question)
- militian.Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations
- Milky Wayn.The galaxy
- milletn.A grass cultivated for forage and cereal
- mimicv.To imitate the speech or actions of
- miniatureadj.Much smaller than reality or that the normal size
- minimizev.To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree
- minionn.A servile favorite
- ministrationn.Any religious ceremonial
- ministryn.A service
- minorityn.The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided
- minuteadj.Exceedingly small in extent or quantity
- minutian.A small or unimportant particular or detail
- miragen.An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert
- misadventuren.An unlucky accident
- misanthropicadj.Hating mankind
- misanthropyn.Hatred of mankind
- misapprehendv.To misunderstand
- misbehavev.To behave ill
- misbehaviorn.Ill or improper behavior
- mischievousadj.Fond of tricks
- miscountv.To make a mistake in counting
- miscreantn.A villain
- misdeedn.A wrong or improper act
- misdemeanorn.Evil conduct, small crime
- misern.A person given to saving and hoarding unduly
- mishapn.Misfortune
- misinterpretv.To misunderstand
- mislayv.To misplace
- mismanagev.To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully
- misnomern.A name wrongly or mistakenly applied
- misogamyn.Hatred of marriage
- misogynyn.Hatred of women
- misplacev.To put into a wrong place
- misrepresentv.To give a wrong impression
- misrulev.To misgovern
- missaln.The book containing the service for the celebration of mass
- missilen.Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown
- missiven.A message in writing
- mistrustv.To regard with suspicion or jealousy
- mistyadj.Lacking clearness
- misunderstandv.To Take in a wrong sense
- misusev.To maltreat
- miten.A very small amount, portion, or particle
- mitern.The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle
- mitigatev.To make milder or more endurable
- mnemonicsn.A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances
- moatn.A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall
- mobocracyn.Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace
- moccasinn.A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin
- mockeryn.Ridicule
- moderationn.Temperance
- moderatorn.The presiding officer of a meeting
- modernityn.The state or character of being modern
- modernizev.To make characteristic of the present or of recent times
- modificationn.A change
- modifyv.To make somewhat different
- modishadj.Fashionable
- modulatev.To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound
- mollifyv.To soothe
- moltv.To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc
- momentaryadj.Lasting but a short time
- momentousadj.Very significant
- momentumn.An impetus
- monarchyn.Government by a single, sovereign ruler
- monasteryn.A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusion
- monetaryadj.Financial
- mongreln.The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties
- monitionn.Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof
- monitoryn.Admonition or warning
- monocracyn.Government by a single person
- monogamyn.The habit of pairing, or having but one mate
- monogramn.A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name
- monographn.A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject
- monolithn.Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece
- monologuen.A story or drama told or performed by one person
- monomanian.The unreasonable pursuit of one idea
- monopolyn.The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price
- monosyllablen.A word of one syllable
- monotonen.The sameness or monotony of utterance
- monotonousadj.Unchanging and tedious
- monotonyn.A lack of variety
- monsieurn.A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr.and sir
- monstrosityn.Anything unnaturally huge or distorted
- moonbeamn.A ray of moonlight
- moralen.A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like
- moralistn.A writer on ethics
- moralityn.Virtue
- moralizev.To render virtuous
- moratoriumn.An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily
- morbidadj.Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind
- mordaciousadj.Biting or giving to biting
- mordantadj.Biting
- moribundadj.On the point of dying
- moroseadj.Gloomy
- morphologyn.the science of organic forms
- motleyadj.Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements
- motton.An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith
- mountaineern.One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise
- mountainousadj.Full of or abounding in mountains
- mouthfuln.As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise
- muddlev.To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink
- mufflev.To deaden the sound of, as by wraps
- mulatton.The offspring of a white person and a black person
- muleteern.A mule-driver
- multiformadj.Having many shapes, or appearances
- multiplicityn.the condition of being manifold or very various
- mundaneadj.Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial
- municipaladj.Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government
- municipalityn.A district enjoying municipal government
- munificencen.A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality
- munificentadj.Extraordinarily generous
- mustern.An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off
- mutationn.The act or process of change
- mutilatev.To disfigure
- mutinyn.Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority
- myriadn.A vast indefinite number
- mysticn.One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth
- mystificationn.The act of artfully perplexing
- mythn.A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact
- mythologyn.The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes