English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 69 of 732

Makranname

southern coastal region of Balochistan

Makrisname

A surname from Greek.

makruhadj

Not haram, but disliked or offensive, such that a person will be rewarded for avoiding it.

makruknoun

Thai chess, a variant of chess

makrut limenoun

A type of Southeast Asian lime with small, fragrant fruits, and the leaves of which are used in cooking for their citrus flavor.

Maksutov telescopenoun

A catadioptric telescope with a meniscus corrector.

maktabnoun

A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.

Makungname

Alternative form of Magong.

makunouchinoun

A Japanese lunch box, usually containing small portions of a variety of foods.

makurakotobanoun

A pillow word

makushitanoun

The third highest division of professional sumo wrestling, below juryo; the lowest division at which a salary is paid.

makutunoun

Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse.

makuuchinoun

The highest division of sumo wrestling, above juryo, comprising the yokozuna, ozeki, sekiwake, komusubi and maegashira ranks.

makuuchi dohyo-irinoun

A group ring-entering ceremony performed by all members of the makuuchi division, except the yokozuna, after the juryo bouts.

makuuchi-kakunoun

The gyoji who referees bouts involving a rikishi from the makuuchi division.

makwanoun

A short Chinese outer jacket.

Makynleename

A female given name transferred from the surname.

malnoun

illness, affliction.

mal de mernoun

seasickness

mal du paysnoun

homesickness

mal du sièclenoun

Apathy and world-weariness, involving pessimism towards the current state of the world, often along with nostalgia for the past, originally in the context of French Romanticism; Weltschmerz.

mal du Suissenoun

Nostalgia or homesickness.

mal mariéenoun

A young woman with a much older, jealous, and controlling husband, especially as a literary motif in medieval European romances.

malanoun

A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.

mala fideadv

In bad faith.

Mala Vyskaname

A city in Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.

Malabananname

A surname from Tagalog.

Malabarname

The region of coastal southwestern India, principally the modern state of Kerala.

Malabar Coastname

Synonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.

Malabareseadj

Of, from, or pertaining to, Malabar.

Malabariname

Demonym for a person from the Malabar region in Kerala, India.

Malabarianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Malabar.

Malabaricadj

Of or relating to Malabar.

malabaricanenoun

A particular triterpene that is the basis of many natural products

Malabarishadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Malabar.

Malabarsname

The Malayalam language.

malabathrumnoun

A fragrant substance imported by the ancient Romans from India, believed to have been made from the leaves of a type of cinnamon or cassia.

malabinoun

A type of Middle Eastern pudding made with milk and rice flour, flavoured with rosewater or other ingredients.

Malaboname

The former capital city of Equatorial Guinea until 2026.

Malabonname

An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

malabsorbverb

To absorb or digest improperly, to exhibit malabsorption.

malabsorbedadj

Wrongly or incompletely absorbed

malabsorptionnoun

The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.

malabsorptiveadj

Relating to, or exhibiting, malabsorption.

Malacañangname

the official residence and workplace of the president of the Philippines

Malaccaname

A state in western Malaysia.

Malacca canenoun

Calamus scipionum, a species of thick rattan climbing palm native to Southeast Asia; its material; (inexact) closely similar species and their material.

Malaccamaxadj

Description applied to freight ships, conforming to the regulations concerning maximum permitted draft allowed to pass through the Malacca Straits.

Malaccanadj

Of or relating to Malacca.

malaccidentnoun

A bad event happening by accident; mischance.

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 69. 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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