English Words: M

4,057 words · Page 17 of 82

marginalizationnoun

The act of marginalizing.

marginalizeverb

To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

marginalizedadj

Subject to marginalization.

marginallyadv

In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.

Margoname

Alternative spelling of Margot.

Margotname

A female given name from French.

margravenoun

A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.

Margretname

A female given name, variant of Margaret.

Margueritename

A female given name from French.

Marguliesname

A surname from Hebrew.

Mariname

An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.

Marianame

A female given name from Hebrew.

mariachiadj

Of or pertaining to a traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental.

mariagenoun

Obsolete spelling of marriage.

Mariahname

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria used since the nineteenth century. Popularized by singer Mariah Carey in the 1990s

Marianname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Mariananame

A female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.

Marianasname

An archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, a part of the geographical Micronesia.

Marianiname

A surname from Italian.

Mariannaname

A female given name from Italian.

Mariannename

The personification of France, a woman symbolizing liberty and reason and appearing on French coins, stamps, etc.

Maribyrnongname

A river in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Maricopanoun

A member of a Native American people belonging to the Yuman linguistic stock, a part of the Hokan family. They originate in the Colorado River area, but following an exodus in the 1700s or 1800s, they live amongst the Pima in the vicinity of the Gila and Salt Rivers.

Mariename

A female given name from Hebrew.

Marielname

A female given name.

Mariellaname

A female given name.

Mariesname

plural of Marie

Mariettaname

Any of a number of places in the USA:

marigoldnoun

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

marihuananoun

Alternative spelling of marijuana.

marijuananoun

The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

marikinanoun

A small marmoset, the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia.

Marikoname

A female given name from Japanese.

Marillaname

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.

Marilynname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

marimbanoun

A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

Marinname

The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).

marinanoun

A harbour for small boats.

marinadenoun

A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

marinaraadj

Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.

Marinasname

A surname from Galician.

marinateverb

To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.

marineadj

Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

marinernoun

Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.

Marinersnoun

plural of Mariner

Marinettename

A rural community of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Marioname

A male given name from Italian or Spanish.

Marionname

A female given name from Hebrew.

marionettenoun

A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.

marionettesnoun

plural of marionette

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 4,057 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 82 pages, and you are currently viewing page 17. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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