English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 279 of 732

Merseaname

Mersea Island, an island in Essex, England.

Mersenne primenoun

A prime number which is one less than a power of two (i.e., is expressible in the form 2ⁿ-1; for example, 31=2⁵-1).

Mersennianadj

Of or relating to Marin Mersenne (1588–1648), French mathematician and polymath.

Mersereauname

A surname from French.

Merseyname

A river in England that flows for about 113 km (70 mi) to the Irish Sea at Liverpool.

Merseybeatnoun

The characteristic style of music produced by pop groups from Merseyside between 1958 and 1964, typified by the Beatles.

Merseysidename

A metropolitan county in northwestern England bordering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.

Merseysidernoun

Someone from Merseyside.

mershnoun

Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.

Mersinname

A province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast.

mersionnoun

Obsolete form of immersion.

mersisternoun

A sister who is a mermaid.

mersnakenoun

A sea snake.

Mersthamname

A town in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2953).

merteennoun

A teenage merperson.

Mertensianadj

Of or relating to Robert Mertens (1894–1975), German herpetologist.

Merthurname

The ship of characters Merlin and Arthur Pendragon from the television series Merlin.

Merthyrname

Ellipsis of Merthyr Tydfil.

Merthyr Mawrname

A community and small village in Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8877).

Merthyr Tydfilname

A large town in Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0506).

mertiatidenoun

Mercaptoacetyltriglycine, a contrast agent used in a technetium-labeled form for medical imaging of the kidneys.

mertieitenoun

A mineral containing palladium, antimony and arsenic.

mertilizeverb

Alternative form of murdelize.

Mertonname

Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.

Merton thesisname

A theory that significant developments in the modern world have a positive correlation with Protestant pietism, similar to Weber's link between success and the Protestant ethic.

Merton-compliantadj

In accordance with a set of guidelines describing how local authorities should assess the age of a person, usually an unaccompanied asylum seeker.

Mertonianadj

Of or relating to Robert K. Merton (1910–2003), American sociologist.

Meruname

The abode of the gods at the center of the universe in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions.

Merulandname

The traditional homeland of the Meru people in Kenya.

meruliaceousadj

Of or relating to the Meruliaceae.

Merulloname

A surname.

merusnoun

The thigh.

Mervname

Synonym of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan noted for its former role on the Silk Road and similar trade routes.

Merveilleusenoun

A fashionable young Frenchwoman of the late 18th-century, characterized by extravagant dress sense and anti-revolutionary ideas.

merveilleuxnoun

Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.

Mervianadj

Of or related to Merv, the oasis and city of Mary, Uzbekistan.

Mervinname

A male given name from Welsh.

Mervinename

A surname.

Mervynname

A male given name from Welsh.

Merwanname

A male given name from Arabic.

merwifenoun

A mermaid.

Merwinname

A surname.

merwinitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

merwitchnoun

A mermaid witch.

merwolfnoun

A mermaid wolf; a sea wolf.

merwomannoun

A mermaid.

merworldnoun

The undersea world of merfolk.

meryadj

Obsolete form of merry.

Meryam Mirname

The Trans-Fly Papuan language spoken in the eastern Torres Strait Islands.

merycismnoun

rumination syndrome

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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 279. 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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