English Words: M

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Marshalname

An English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.

marshallnoun

Alternative spelling of marshal.

marshallingnoun

The process of transforming the memory representation of an object to a data format suitable for storage or transmission, which is typically used when data must be moved between different parts of a computer program, or from one program to another.

Marshalltownname

A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.

marshlandnoun

Marshy land; bog or fen.

marshmallownoun

Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.

marshyadj

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

Marstonname

Any of a number of places in England:

marsupialnoun

Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.

marsupialsnoun

plural of marsupial

martnoun

A shop, a store, a market.

Martaname

A female given name, variant of Martha.

Martename

A surname from Spanish.

martelnoun

A hammer, especially a war hammer.

martennoun

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

Marthaname

A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.

Marthename

A female given name from French or Norwegian, equivalent to English Martha.

martialadj

Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

Martianadj

Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants.

martinnoun

Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

Martinaname

A female given name from Latin.

Martineauname

A surname from French.

Martinelliname

A surname from Italian.

martinetnoun

A strict disciplinarian.

Martinezname

A patrilineal surname from Spanish.

martingalenoun

A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.

martininoun

A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.

Martiniquename

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

Martinsburgname

The name of several places in the United States of America:

Martinsvillename

A small suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.

martinusnoun

Alternative form of martini.

martsnoun

plural of mart

Martyname

A diminutive of the male given names Martin or Marten.

martyrnoun

One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.

martyrdomnoun

The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.

Martíname

A surname from Spanish.

marunoun

A Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship.

Marutinoun

A car manufactured by the company Maruti Suzuki.

Maruyamaname

A surname from Japanese.

marvadj

Marvellous, fantastic.

marvelnoun

That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.

marvellnoun

Obsolete spelling of marvel.

marvellingverb

present participle and gerund of marvel

marvellousadj

Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

marvellouslyadv

In a marvellous manner.

marvelousadj

Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

marvelouslyadv

Alternative form of marvellously.

Marvinname

A male given name from Welsh.

Marwanname

A male given name from Arabic.

Marwoodname

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).

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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 20. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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