English Words: M
36,575 words · Page 392 of 732
The period of life directly preceding old age, often defined roughly as ages 45–65; midlife.
The period of primarily European history between the decline of the Western Roman Empire (antiquity) and the early modern period or the Renaissance; the time between c. 500 and 1500 CE.
A portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas.
A locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area and the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
The ancestor of New Bengali, spoken from 1200 CE to 1800, that developed from Old Bengali.
The part of a vessel adjacent to the midship section having a uniform or nearly uniform cross-section, usually referred to as the parallel middle body.
In an immediate family containing three children, the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest.
A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.
An alternative secondary education program that blends aspects of high school and community college.
The central portion of a picture in terms of depth, between the foreground and background.
Collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects (whose ancestor was Old Dutch) which were spoken and written between 1150 and 1500 in the present-day Dutch-speaking area. There was at that time as yet no overarching standard language, but they were all mutually intelligible.
The geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey.
A characteristically Middle Eastern cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of Middle Eastern culture
A defensive player positioned in the middle of the pitch, opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles; the nose guard.
The situation where a country that attains a certain income gets stuck at that level, being unable to compete with other more developed economies in the high-value-added market.
A language, successor to Old Low Franconian and ancestor to the modern Dutch language, spoken from about 1150 to about 1500.
A language or collection of dialects that descended from Old Saxon and is the ancestor of modern Low German, spoken from about 1100 to 1600.
A language or collection of dialects that descended from Old Saxon and is the ancestor of modern Low Saxon, spoken from about 1100 to 1600.
In a large organization, the group of managers or administrators who occupy positions in the company hierarchy which, generally, are above the level of front-line supervisors but below the level of vice-presidents.
A name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name.
A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
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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 392. 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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