English words starting with M

in an extremely beautiful, impressive, or grand manner.

a person of high rank, importance, or impressive appearance, especially a nobleman or grandee in former times.

Made to appear larger than it actually is, especially by using a lens or microscope.

A lens or device that makes objects appear larger than they actually are.

To make something look larger than it is, especially by using a lens or microscope.

Making something appear larger than it is, especially by using a lens.

Using high-flown or bombastic language; speaking in a lofty, grand, or pompous style.

the great size, extent, or importance of something.

A type of tree or shrub with large, typically white or pink, fragrant flowers.

A large wine bottle, typically holding 1.5 liters, equivalent to two standard bottles.

a black-and-white bird with a long tail and a noisy, chattering call

any of various large agave plants of mexico and the southwestern us, especially one used for producing fiber and alcoholic beverages.

A member of a priestly class in ancient Persia, especially one skilled in astrology and magic.

A game of Chinese origin, usually for four players, played with tiles bearing various designs, which are drawn and discarded until one player has a winning combination.

a king or prince in india, especially one with a high rank.

a king or prince in india, especially one ruling a significant state.

a hindu teacher of mystical knowledge, often used as a title of respect for a spiritual guide or sage.

A brightly coloured tropical marine fish, also known as the dolphinfish or dorado, valued as a food fish.

A type of hard, reddish-brown wood from a tropical American tree, valued for making furniture.

A genus of evergreen shrubs of the barberry family, native to Asia and North and Central America, having spiny leaves and clusters of yellow flowers followed by blue or purple berries.

a person who works with, rides, and tends an elephant, especially in South and Southeast Asia.

A female servant in a house or hotel.

A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried one.

A type of delicate fern with fine stems and small, fan-shaped leaves.

The hymen, a membrane that may partly cover the entrance to the vagina and is traditionally thought to be broken during a woman's first experience of sexual intercourse.

characteristic of or suitable for a maiden; modest, gentle, and pure.

a female servant.

Letters and parcels sent or delivered by the postal system.

Relating to or involving the ordering of goods by post

A large bag for carrying mail, especially one used by a post office or a person delivering mail.

A public or private box into which mail is delivered, especially one outside a person's house.

Covered or protected by mail (armor).

A person or company that sends out mail, especially advertising material.

The act or process of sending something by mail.

A person whose job is to collect and deliver letters and packages.

A room in an office or other building where mail is sorted, distributed, and collected.

To injure a person or animal severely and permanently, especially by damaging a part of their body so that it can no longer be used.

Injured so that a part of the body is permanently damaged or useless.

Injuring someone severely and permanently, often by damaging a part of their body.

most important; largest

Relating to or situated in the primary region of asteroids orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

the most substantial or important dish of a meal, typically served after a starter or appetizer.

Relating to or being a stable, mature star that is converting hydrogen to helium in its core, forming a continuous band on a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

A large, powerful computer, often the central one in a network, used for processing large amounts of data.

the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it

Most important, established, or accepted; belonging to a principal or dominant group.

For the most part; chiefly.

the principal mast of a sailing ship, typically the second mast from the bow in a two-masted vessel or the tallest mast in a ship with more than two masts.

the largest and most important sail on a sailing ship, set on the mainmast.

The principal spring in a mechanical device, especially in a watch or clock, that drives the mechanism.

a person or thing that is the most important part of something and enables it to exist or be successful

considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people

(of a person, idea, or policy) incorporated into the dominant or most widely accepted group, trend, or activity.

The process of making something a normal or conventional part of a system, organization, or society.

to cause something to continue; to keep something in existence or in good condition.

To cause something to continue in the same state or at the same level.

a person or thing that keeps something in good condition or in existence.

The process of keeping something in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.

Not requiring regular maintenance or upkeep.

A type of fine tin-glazed earthenware, often decorated with bright colors on a white background, originally produced in Italy.

A tall cereal plant that produces large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob.

having or showing impressive beauty or dignity; grand.

in a way that is very impressive, beautiful, or dignified, often because of size or grandeur.

impressive stateliness, dignity, or beauty, especially of appearance or effect.

a type of earthenware pottery decorated with an opaque white glaze and colorful painted designs.

greater in size, amount, importance, or seriousness

A college within a university that a student attends for their primary field of study.

A military rank in the British and some other armies, above brigadier and below lieutenant general.

One of the large, established, and well-funded record companies that dominate the music industry.

relating to or belonging to the highest level of professional sports, especially baseball in the US and Canada

A player in a major league, especially in baseball.

Relating to or being one of the two principal political parties in a country, especially in a two-party system.

the chief steward of a large household, such as that of a monarch or noble.

a young woman or girl who wears a uniform and performs a routine of movements with a baton, often as part of a marching band.

Relating to or supporting the principle that the majority should have the power to make decisions for a group.

the greater number or part; more than half of a total.

Describing a population, area, or institution where Black people constitute the largest racial or ethnic group.

Relating to a demographic situation where no single racial or ethnic group constitutes more than half of the total population.

describing a company or asset of which more than half of the shares or controlling interest are held by a single entity.

describing a population, area, or group in which white people constitute the majority.

To a great extent; very much.

To produce, create, or construct something.

The activity of pretending that something is real

relating to or describing a situation that will lead to either great success or complete failure

a complete change of a person's appearance with new clothes, hairstyle, and makeup

Work that is created or assigned primarily to keep someone busy or employed, rather than because it is genuinely necessary or productive.

Able to be made or done; feasible.

a complete change of a person's appearance with new clothes, hairstyle, and makeup

A person, company, or machine that makes or produces something.

Used as a temporary and usually less effective substitute for something else; improvised.

The substances used on the face to change or improve its appearance, such as lipstick or powder.

A type of sushi consisting of vinegared rice and other ingredients rolled in a sheet of seaweed (nori) and cut into bite-sized pieces.

The process of producing or creating something.

A large, fast-swimming shark of the mackerel shark family, with a pointed snout and long teeth.

A spiritual or emotional problem or distress, especially one thought to be caused by sorcery or witchcraft.

The failure of the body to absorb nutrients properly from food in the digestive tract.

A bright green mineral that is a basic carbonate of copper, often used for making ornaments.

Not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation, often counterproductive.

Not able to cope with the demands of a normal social environment; poorly or inadequately adjusted.

A failure to adjust or adapt properly to one's social environment or circumstances.

Awkward, clumsy, or lacking skill, especially in social situations or in handling things.

A serious problem or disease, especially one that affects a person or society for a long time.

A member of the people of Madagascar.

a general feeling of being ill, unhappy, or not satisfied, without signs of a specific problem.

a breed of large, powerful dog with a thick coat, developed as a sled dog by the malemiut inuit people of alaska.

a tropical plant (genus Xanthosoma, especially X. sagittifolium) cultivated for its edible starchy tuber.

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect.

A serious disease, common in hot countries, that causes periods of fever and shivering and is passed from one person to another by the bite of a particular type of mosquito.

Relating to, caused by, or infected with malaria.

Talk or writing that is silly, meaningless, or not true

a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide, especially against aphids and other plant-sucking insects.

Of or relating to Malawi, its people, or their culture.

Relating to the Malay people, their language, or the region of Malaysia and parts of Southeast Asia.

Of or relating to the Malay Peninsula, its people, or their languages.

Relating to Malaysia, its people, or their culture.

A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.

the unfair or inefficient way in which something is shared out among a group of people or spread over an area.

Of or denoting the sex that produces small, typically motile gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.

written or created by a man or men.

Focusing on or dominated by men or a male point of view.