English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 3 of 732

Macquariename

A surname.

macroadj

Very large in scope or scale.

macroeconomicadj

Relating to macroeconomics.

macroeconomicsnoun

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

macromolecularadj

Of or relating to a macromolecule

macronnoun

A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.

macrophagenoun

A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

macroscopicadj

Visible to the unassisted eye.

macsnoun

plural of mac

maculanoun

An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.

macularadj

Relating to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for detailed central vision

Macyname

A surname from Old French.

madadj

Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

Madagascarname

An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.

madamnoun

A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

madamenoun

Alternative form of madam.

Madannoun

The Marsh Arabs.

Madaniname

A surname from Arabic.

madcapnoun

A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.

MADDname

Acronym of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

maddenverb

To make angry.

maddeningadj

Causing frustration or anger.

maddeninglyadv

In a maddening manner.

maddernoun

A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.

Maddiename

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

maddingadj

Affected with madness; raging; furious.

Maddisonname

A surname originating as a matronymic.

maddocknoun

An earthworm or maggot.

Maddowname

A surname.

Maddoxname

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Maddyname

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

madenoun

A grub or maggot.

Madeiraname

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.

madeleinenoun

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

Madelinename

A female given name from French.

mademoisellenoun

A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.

Maderaname

A city, the county seat of Madera County, California, United States.

madgenoun

The barn owl.

Madhavname

A male given name from Hindi of Indian usage.

madhousenoun

A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.

Madhuname

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Madiname

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

Madibaname

Nelson Mandela

Madiganname

A surname from Irish.

Madisonname

An English surname originating as a matronymic; (US politics) used specifically of James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth president of the United States.

Madisonvillename

A home rule city, the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

madlyadv

In a mad manner

madmannoun

A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.

madmennoun

plural of madman

madnessnoun

The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

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 3. 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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