English words: mauvy to Mayance

300 English words, part 40 of 159 of the words starting with M, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words mauvy to Mayance

mauvy adjective: Somewhat mauve in colour.
mauza noun: Alternative form of mouza.
mauzadar noun: An administrative official responsible for a mauza in British Assam.
mauzy adjective: Hot and humid.
MAV noun: Initialism of mature adult audience (“Strong Violence”).
mava noun: A form of smokeless tobacco combined with with betel nut, lime, etc.
mavacamten noun: A medication for the treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
mavacoxib noun: A veterinary drug used to treat pain and inflammation in dogs with degenerative joint disease.
maven noun /ˈmeɪvn̩/: An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
mavenhood noun: The role or position of a maven.
mavenry noun: expertise
maverick adjective, noun, verb /ˈmævəɹɪk/: Unbranded.
maverick brand noun: A brand originated by a dishonest cattleman, who, without owning any stock, gradually accumulates a herd by finding mavericks.
mavericker noun: One who steals an unbranded range animal.
maverickish adjective: Characteristic of a maverick.
maverickism noun: independent and unconventional behaviour
mavericky adjective: Characteristic of a maverick.
mavin noun: Alternative spelling of maven.
mavis noun /ˈmeɪvɪs/: song thrush
mavis skate noun: bottlenose skate
mavka noun: In Ukrainian folklore, a forest spirit who lures men to their deaths.
mavlyanovite noun: A manganese silicide mineral with chemical formula Mn₅Si₃.
mavoglurant noun: An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of fragile X syndrome.
Mavor proper noun: A surname.
mavorixafor noun: A CXC chemokine receptor 4 antagonist drug used to treat WHIM syndrome.
Mavortial adjective: Relating to Mars, the god of war.
Mavortian adjective: Alternative form of Mavortial.
mavourneen noun /məˈvʊəniːn/: darling, sweetheart
mavournin noun: Alternative form of mavourneen.
mavrilimumab noun: A human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
mavrodaphne noun /mævɹəˈdæfni/: A dark sweet Greek red wine.
mavrone interjection /məˈvɹəʊn/: An expression of sorrow; alas.
Mavrud noun: A red wine grape indigenous to the region of Kara Thrace in Bulgaria.
maw noun /mɔː/: The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of an animal.
maw-gut noun /ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/: The duodenum.
maw shot noun: Alternative form of mawshot.
maw worm noun: Any of several parasitic worms which infest the mammalian stomach and intestines, especially a nematode.
mawa noun: Alternative form of mava (“form of tobacco”).
mawashi noun: The belt worn by rikishi during training and in competition
Mawby proper noun: A surname.
mawbyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
Mawddach proper noun: A river with a large estuary in Gwynedd, Wales.
mawed adjective: Having a maw (of a specified kind).
Mawer proper noun: A surname.
Mawes proper noun: A language spoken in Papua, now declared extinct.
Mawhinney proper noun: A surname.
mawk noun /mɔːk/: A maggot.
Mawken noun: Alternative form of Moken.
mawkin noun: Alternative form of malkin.
mawkish adjective /ˈmɔːkɪʃ/: Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mawkishly adverb: In a mawkish manner.
mawkishness noun: The property of being mawkish.
mawks noun: plural of mawk
mawky adjective [mɔːki]: Maggoty, full of maggots.
mawla noun: A patron or protector.
Mawlamyine proper noun: A city in southern in Myanmar.
mawle noun: A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
mawlid noun: A holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad.
mawmaw noun: Alternative form of mamaw (“grandmother; mother”).
mawmenny noun /ˈmɔːməni/: A dish eaten in later medieval England, made with spice and almost always with boneless meat from poultry (usually teased or mashed; most recipes name capon...
mawmish adjective: nauseous
mawn noun /mɔːn/: A maund; a basket or hamper.
mawnin' noun: Pronunciation spelling of morning.
mawning noun: Pronunciation spelling of morning, representing non-rhotic English.
mawpuses noun: Money.
Mawr proper noun: A community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.
maws noun: Initialism of missile approach warning system
mawseed noun: The seed of the opium poppy.
mawshot noun: A visual representation focused on a character with their mouth wide open, emphasizing its interior details.
Mawson proper noun /ˈmɒ.sən/: A surname.
mawsoniid noun: Any extinct coelacanth in the family Mawsoniidae.
mawsonite noun: A tetragonal-scalenohedral brownish orange mineral containing copper, iron, sulfur, and tin.
mawther noun: Alternative form of mauther (girl, daughter).
mawworm noun: Alternative spelling of maw-worm.
mawwormism noun: Sanctimonious hypocrisy; the behaviour of a Mawworm
max adjective, adverb, noun, suffix, verb /mæks/: Maximum; maximal.
max chrysanthemum noun: Leucanthemum maximum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
max fac noun: A rejected proposal to resolve the Irish border issue of Brexit by introducing technology and legislation that would streamline customs arrangements;...
max facs adjective /mæks fæks/: Maxillofacial.
max-level adjective: At (or associated with) the most advanced level within the context of a game's progression system.
max-min fairness noun: The fairness achieved by an allocation if and only if the allocation is feasible and an attempt to increase the allocation of any participant necessarily...
max out verb: To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
max q noun: Abbreviation of maximum dynamic pressure (the maximum pressure from aerodynamic forces experienced while traveling through the atmosphere).
maxacalcitol noun /ˌmæk.səˈkæl.sɪˌtɔl/: A calcitriol derivative, analog of vitamin D.
Maxam proper noun: A surname.
maxaxite noun: Synonym of blue beryl.
Maxcy proper noun: A surname.
maxed out adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of maxed-out.
maxent noun: maximum entropy
Maxentian adjective: Of or relating to Maxentius (c. 278 – 312), Roman emperor.
Maxentius proper noun: A Roman emperor.
Maxey proper noun: A village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF125085).
Maxfield proper noun: A surname.
maxflow noun: maximum flow
maxheap noun /ˈmækship/: A heap data structure with a "less than or equal to" comparison function.
maxi adjective, noun, prefix: Having a hemline at ankle length.
maxi boat noun: a class of racing sailing yacht that pushes at the upper limits of the International Offshore Rule of regulated sail yacht racing, having a waterline length...
maxi card noun: Alternative form of maxicard.
maxi-pad noun: A large-sized sanitary pad for use during heavy menstruation.
maxi single noun: A music single with more than two tracks, i.e. not just an A-side and a B-side.
maxi yacht noun: a maxi boat
maxiboat noun: Alternative form of maxi boat.
maxicab noun /ˈmæk.siˌkæb/: A minibus used as a shared taxi.
maxicard noun: Clipping of maximum card.
maxicircle noun: One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being minicircles). They encode the typical protein products needed for the mitochondria.
maxicircular adjective: Relating to maxicircles.
maxicoat noun: A woman's long coat.
maxicomputer noun: A mainframe.
maxidress noun: Alternative form of maxi dress.
maxiferritin noun: A form of ferritin that has a large internal cavity
maxilla noun /mækˈsɪl.ə/: An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
maxillar adjective /mækˈsɪl.ə(ɹ)/: Alternative form of maxillary.
maxillary adjective, noun /makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/: Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
maxillary artery noun: An artery supplying the deep structures of the face (as the nasal cavities, palate, tonsils, and pharynx) and sending a branch to the meninges of the brain.
maxillary nerve noun: The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin areas of the middle part of the face, the...
maxillary palp noun: A small, antenna-like sensory appendage in certain invertebrates emerging from the maxilla.
maxillary sinus noun: A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla.
maxillary vein noun: A short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a...
maxillate adjective: Having a jaw (especially having maxillas)
maxillectomy noun: surgical removal of the maxilla
maxilliferous adjective: Bearing a maxilla.
maxilliform adjective: Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
maxilliped noun: One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give...
maxillipedal adjective: Relating to a maxilliped
maxillipedary adjective /mæksɪlɪˈpɛdəɹi/: Of, or pertaining to, the maxilliped.
maxillipede noun: Alternative form of maxilliped.
maxillo- prefix: Of or relating to the maxilla (jaw).
maxillo-mandibular adjective: Alternative form of maxillomandibular.
maxillo-palatine adjective: Alternative form of maxillopalatine.
maxillodental adjective: Relating to the jaw and teeth.
maxillofacial adjective: Of or relating to the jaw and face.
maxilloincisive adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the incisors
maxillojugal adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the zygoma.
maxillolabial adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the lips
maxillolacrimal adjective: Relating to, or connecting the maxilla and the lacrimal bone
maxillomandibular adjective: Relating to the maxilla and mandible.
maxillonasal adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the nose
maxilloorbital adjective: Of or pertaining to the jaw and the orbits of the eyes
maxillopalatal adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the palate.
maxillopalatine adjective, noun: Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.
maxillopharyngeal adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
maxillopod noun: Any member of the class Maxillopoda of diverse crustaceans including barnacles and copepods.
maxillopremaxillary adjective: Relating to the maxilla and premaxilla.
maxilloturbinal adjective, noun: Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
maxilloturbinate noun: The inferior turbinate bone
maxillozygomatic adjective: Relating to the maxilla and the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
maxillula noun: Either of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans.
maxillule noun: Alternative form of maxillula.
maxim noun /ˈmæk.sɪm/: A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
maxima noun: A music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).
maximal adjective, noun /ˈmæksɪməl/: Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
maximal ideal noun: An ideal which cannot be made any larger (by adjoining any element to it) without making it improper (i.e., equal to the whole of the containing algebraic...
maximal munch noun: A method of parsing or lexing where the longest possible section of the input is matched on each iteration.
maximalism noun: The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.
maximalist adjective, noun: Preferring redundancy; tending to do or provide more rather than less.
maximalistic adjective: Synonym of maximalist.
maximality noun: The quality or state of being maximal.
maximalization noun: The act of maximalizing
maximalize verb: To make maximal; maximize.
maximally adverb: To a maximal extent; as much as possible.
maximand noun: That which is to be maximized.
maximaphily noun: A branch of philately involving the study and creation of maximum cards.
maximative adjective, noun: A form of adjective which expresses an upper bound.
maximax noun: A strategy or algorithm that seeks to maximize the maximum possible result (that is, that prefers the alternative with the chance of the best possible...
maximed adjective: Stated as a maxim.
Maximilian proper noun [ˈmæksɪmɪljən]: A male given name from Latin, rare in English.
Maximilian sunflower noun: Helianthus maximiliani
Maximillian proper noun: A male given name from Latin, variant of Maximilian, a modern spelling of Maximilian, taken from films and video game characters.
maximin noun, verb /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/: A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
maximinflation noun: The practice of simultaneously making products smaller while increasing their prices.
maximisable adjective: Alternative spelling of maximizable.
maximisation noun: Alternative spelling of maximization.
maximise verb /ˈmæksəmaɪz/: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of maximize.
maximiser noun: Alternative spelling of maximizer.
maximism noun: A tendency toward excess and extravagance.
maximist noun: A proponent of maximism.
maximistic adjective: Of or relating to maximism.
maximite noun: A kind of high explosive.
maximizable adjective: That can be maximized.
maximization noun: The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.
maximize verb /ˈmæksəmaɪz/: To make as large as possible.
maximizer noun: A person who or thing that maximizes.
Maximo proper noun: A male given name from Spanish.
Maximoff proper noun: A surname from Russian
maximon noun: A hypothetical elementary particle of maximum mass in the mass spectrum of elementary particles having mass of 5 × 10²⁸ eV.
maximum adjective, noun /ˈmæksɪməm/: The highest limit.
maximum attack noun: Driving as fast as possible, particularly in motor racing.
maximum break noun: The highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a...
maximum card noun: A postcard with the stamp placed on the picture side of the card where the stamp and card match or are in concordance.
maximum cut noun: A cut whose size is at least the size of any other cut; a partition of the graph's vertices into two complementary sets S and T, such that the number of...
maximum holding time noun: The greatest amount of time in which a sample may be stored between sampling and the commencement of analysis and still be considered a valid sample for...
maximum permitted mileage noun: In fare construction, the permitted total of ticket point mileages allowed between two fare break points.
maximum security adjective, noun: Having a high level of security, designed to house the most dangerous of prisoners.
maximum seek time noun: The amount of time required for a disk drive to seek through all possible tracks, from the innermost to the outermost or vice versa.
maximum throughput noun: The highest rate at which data can be transmitted or processed in a system over a given period of time.
maximum usable frequency noun: The highest frequency that allows radio waves to be reflected off the ionosphere.
maximum wage noun: A legal limit on how much a person can earn; an institutional limit on how much a job role can earn (as for example military ranks or occupational specialties).
maximumly adverb: In a maximum manner.
maximummer noun: A fairy chess rule where one side (usually black) is required to always make the geometrically longest move.
Maximus proper noun: A male given name.
Maxine proper noun /mækˈsiːn/: A female given name from Latin.
maxipad noun: A sanitary napkin designed to handle particularly heavy flow.
maxipok noun: A strategy that aims to maximise the probability of an acceptable outcome.
maxiprep noun: maxipreparation
maxipreparation noun: Relatively large-scale preparation of plasmid DNA.
maxiscooter noun: A large motorcycle with a step-through frame.
maxiseries noun: A relatively long comic book series.
maxisingle noun: Alternative form of maxi single.
maxiskirt noun /ˈmæksiˌskɜːt/: A skirt whose hemline descends to the ankles.
maxitive adjective: Describing a certain class of nonnegative functions of countable disjoint sets
Maxiton noun: Amphetamine.
maxixe noun /maˈʃiːʃə/: A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.
maxiyacht noun: Alternative form of maxi yacht.
maxmin noun: The maximum value of a set of minima
maxofacial adjective: Synonym of maxillofacial.
Maxon proper noun: A surname.
Maxonian adjective, noun /mæksˈnəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or pertaining to the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire.
maxout noun: A certain approach to neural networks that attempts to improve on the dropout technique. Its activation function is the maximum of the inputs.
maxplane adjective: Describing a type of rotation in factor analysis.
Maxson proper noun: A surname.
Maxted proper noun: A surname.
maxterm noun: A sum that is a logical OR of a set of variables where each individual variable only appears once in the sum, either in complemented or uncomplemented form,...
Maxville proper noun: A community in North Glengarry township, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
maxwell noun: A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution noun: A particular probability distribution originally defined and used for describing particle speeds in idealized gases. Mathematically, it is the chi...
Maxwell bridge noun: A type of Wheatstone bridge used to measure an unknown inductance in terms of calibrated resistance and capacitance, by the principle that the positive...
Maxwell's demon noun: A hypothetical creature in a thought experiment. Maxwell’s demon, if it existed, would act as a sort of gate guard by sorting between higher-energy...
Maxwell's otter noun: Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, a subspecies of the smooth-coated otter.
Maxwell Street Polish noun: A grilled or fried length of Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and mustard, served on a bun.
Maxwell time noun: Dynamic viscosity divided by shear modulus, a value that characterizes the relaxation of stress in a viscoelastic material after it has been deformed.
Maxwell-Wien bridge noun: Synonym of Maxwell bridge.
Maxwellian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic...
Maxwellisation noun /ˌmækswɛlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/: The property of exhibiting a Maxwellian distribution (or Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution), especially as regards the speed of a particle.
maxwellite noun: A monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.
Maxwellization noun: Alternative spelling of Maxwellisation.
maxx suffix, verb /-mæks/: Forms verbs denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness, appeal, or sexual market value.
Maxy proper noun: A diminutive of the male given names Max, Maximilian, and Maxwell.
may proper noun, noun, verb /meɪ/: To be strong; to have power (over).
May 7th noun: Used attributively to designate various institutions in the People's Republic of China which combine education with manual labour with a view to helping...
May and December adjective: Alternative form of May-December.
May apple noun: Alternative form of mayapple.
may as well verb: Used to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference.
May Ball noun: An elaborate formal event held on the grounds of a college at the end of the academic year, attended by students and often involving food, alcohol, live...
may be adverb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see may, be.
May-bean noun: An early-maturing cultivar of broad bean.
May beetle noun: Any of various bugs, in Phyllophaga and related genera.
May blossom noun: A species of flower-bearing hawthorn with edible berries, Crataegus monogyna.
May bug noun: cockchafer
may chang noun: Litsea cubeba syn. Litsea citrata
May Day noun: The first day of May, a festival celebrating the beginning of the spring season; originally, and still among neopagans, a fertility celebration.
May Day sweep noun /meɪ deɪ swiːp/: One of the sweeps (chimney sweeps), clad in bright clothes and garlands and carrying a blackened broom, in a May Day parade.
May–December adjective: Pertaining to a relationship in which one person is much older than the other.
May Duke noun: A large dark-red variety of cherry, cross between Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus.
May game noun: An entertainment held as part of the spring celebrations in May, especially on May Day.
may God be my witness phrase: Used to introduce a serious, solemn statement.
may God have mercy on your soul interjection: you cannot escape the consequence of your actions
May gosling noun: A person subjected to a practical joke on May Day.
may I help you phrase: Synonym of can I help you.
may I pass through phrase: Politely requests someone to move (out of the way), so that the speaker may pass.
may-issue adjective: Being or relating to those jurisdictions where a license to carry a concealed handgun is granted partially at the discretion of local authorities.
May-lady noun: A May Queen.
May lily noun: A low, white-flowered plant (Maianthemum bifolium) native to Eurasia, from France to Japan.
May long weekend noun: The Victoria Day 3-day weekend.
May Lord noun: a young man chosen to preside over the May Day celebrations
may-pole noun: Alternative form of maypole.
May Queen noun: A girl chosen to walk at the front of the May Day procession and to preside over the celebrations.
May rose noun: The hybrid rose Rosa × centifolia.
May-September romance noun: A romantic relationship where one partner is significantly older than the other.
may the 4th be with you phrase: Alternative form of May the Fourth be with you.
may the force be with you phrase: Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
may the Force be without you phrase: Synonym of may the Force not be with you.
may the Force not be with you phrase: Used to wish someone bad luck.
May the Fourth noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see May, fourth.
may the fourth be with you phrase: Happy Star Wars Day.
may the odds be ever in your favor phrase: Used to wish someone luck in an adverse or uncertain situation.
May-Thurner syndrome noun: A condition in which compression of the common venous outflow tract of the left lower extremity causes discomfort, swelling, or deep vein thrombosis in the...
May-to-December adjective: Alternative form of May-December.
may tree noun: Synonym of hawthorn.
may've contraction /meɪv/: may have
May Week noun: The celebratory week at the end of the academic year at Cambridge University, originally in May but now taking place in June.
may well verb: May indeed.
May-White syndrome noun: A rare familial progressive myoclonus epilepsy with lipomas, deafness, and ataxia.
May wine noun: A German beverage, traditionally served on the May Day holiday, made with white wine and woodruff.
may you live in interesting times phrase: A sardonic curse disguised as well-wishing, where interesting times refers to trouble.
maya noun /ˈmaɪə/: a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.
Maya arch noun: Alternative form of Mayan arch.
maya bird noun: sparrow
Maya blue noun: A bright azure pigment manufactured by cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Mayaguanan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the island of Mayaguana.
Mayagüez proper noun: A coastal city in Puerto Rico.
Mayakovskian adjective: Of or relating to Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Маяко́вский; 1893–1930), Russian Soviet poet, playwright, artist and actor.
Mayakovsky proper noun: A surname
Mayakovskyan adjective: Alternative form of Mayakovskian.
Mayall proper noun: A surname.
Mayan adjective, noun /ˈmaɪən/: Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.
Mayan arch noun: A form of corbel arch with small regular corbels.
Mayan blue noun: Synonym of Maya blue
Mayan Long Count calendar noun: A nonrepeating, vigesimal and base-18 calendar used by the Maya and several other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.
mayana noun: Alternative form of meeana.
Mayance adjective: Of or relating to the Maya languages.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 47,683 words, in 159 parts.