English Words: M
36,575 words · Page 206 of 732
Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
A substance added to food to allow the measurement of how quickly it passes through the segments of the digestive tract.
The process of planning and preparing meals, mainly for all the week and using tupperware or similar, usually to store in the refrigerator.
A lodger who regularly left his or her accommodation to dine elsewhere, rather than eating there.
The tide or time when one receives his part, portion, or measure of food; the hour for a meal; mealtime.
The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.
A finite-state machine whose output values are determined by both its current state and its current inputs.
Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.
A girl who tries to elevate her social status through bullying, especially at a high school.
A defect in character characterized by persistent nastiness, viciousness, or malevolence.
A district or set of locales in which there is a high incidence of poverty, crime, disrepair, antisocial behavior, or other adverse conditions.
To imply or intend to convey with one's words; used to correct or clarify one's previous utterance, or to seek such clarification.
The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.
A phenomenon whereby violence-related content of mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous than it actually is.
To shoot a dirty look at (someone); to express hostility or menace towards (someone) through a dirty look.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 206. 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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