English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 263 of 732

Menkenname

A surname.

Menkername

A surname from German.

Menkes diseasenoun

An X-linked recessive disorder that affects copper levels in the body and produces distinctive colourless, breakable hair.

menkindnoun

menfolk

menlessadj

Without men.

Menloname

A city in Georgia, United States.

Menlo Parkname

A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Menlo Parkernoun

Someone from or living in Menlo Park, California.

Mennaname

A surname from Italian.

Menningerianadj

Of or relating to Karl Menninger (1893–1990), American psychiatrist.

mennishadj

Like or characteristic of men.

Mennonoun

Mennonite.

Mennonistnoun

Synonym of Mennonite.

Mennonitenoun

A member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.

Mennonite Low Germanname

a variety of or descending from Low Prussian (East Low German, Low German or Low Saxon), that developed in Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and some other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)

Mennonitismnoun

The beliefs and practices of Mennonites.

meno-prefix

month

menobranchnoun

A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus (formerly Menobranchus), with permanent external gills.

menobranchusnoun

mudpuppy

Menoetiusname

A Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, he had three brothers: Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He joined Cronus and the Titans in their unsuccessful war against the Olympian gods. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt and sent him down to Tartarus.

menologenoun

Synonym of menologium, a monthly record, particularly in certain Christian contexts

menologemnoun

A stylized date used for certain documents of the Byzantine Empire.

menologicaladj

Of or related to a menologium in its various senses.

menologionnoun

Synonym of menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.

Menologiumname

Alternative letter-case form of menologium, particularly in reference to (Eastern Orthodoxy) specific editions of the menaia or synaxaria or (Roman Catholicism) biographical records of members of religious orders.

menologynoun

The study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar.

Menomineenoun

A member of a nation of Native Americans indigenous to what is now Wisconsin.

Menominee Countyname

One of 83 counties in Michigan, United States. County seat: Menominee. It is situated on the Upper Peninsula.

Menonname

A surname.

menopausaladj

Of, or pertaining to the menopause.

menopausalitynoun

The quality of being menopausal.

menopausallyadv

In terms of, or by means of, the menopause.

menopausenoun

The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.

menopausedadj

Having been through the menopause.

menopausingadj

Going through the menopause.

menophanianoun

The onset of menstruation at puberty; menarche.

menophilianoun

a paraphilia involving menses or the menstrual cycle.

menophobianoun

The fear of menopause.

menopomenoun

The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).

menoporschenoun

Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.

menopotnoun

Abdominal fat present in post-menopausal women, forming a pot belly.

menorahnoun

A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

menorothnoun

plural of menorah

menorrhagianoun

Excessive menstrual flow but regularly timed.

menorrhagicadj

Exhibiting or relating to menorrhagia.

menorrheanoun

The flow of blood at menstruation

menorrheicadj

Of or relating to menorrhea.

menorrhoeanoun

menstrual bleeding

menostasisnoun

menopause

menostaticadj

Relating to, or undergoing, menostasis.

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