English Words: M
36,575 words · Page 309 of 732
The stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated.
The accidental transposition of part of the sounds of two words in a phrase; the production of spoonerisms.
Something that can only be perceived through abstract thought rather than by the senses.
The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
A non-literal expression with a relatively fixed lexicogrammatical form and specific semantics and pragmatics, associated with metaphoric language.
an anhydrous form of phosphoric acid that exists as a polymeric glassy solid, (HPO₃)ₙ; used as a drying agent and in dental cement
Any photographic process that transcends photographic processes, comments on photographic practices, or critiques photographic processes.
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
Mass medication of a group of animals, in advance of an expected outbreak of 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 309. 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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