WORD LIST: m
machine
a device with moving parts used to do a job
magazine
a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information
magnet
a piece of iron or other material that has a pulling force; this pulling force is called magnetism
letters, papers and other things sent through an official system, such as a post office
main
the most important or largest
major
great in size, importance or amount
majority
the greater number; more than half
make
to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become
male
a man or boy; the sex that is the father of children
male
of or about men
man
an adult male human
manage
to be in charge of; to organize a company or business; to succeed in doing something difficult (“How do you manage to stay so thin?”)
many
a large number or amount of
map
a picture of the earth’s surface or a part of it
march
to walk strongly, like a soldier; to walk together in a large group to protest about something
March
mark
to make a sign or cut on something
mark
a sign, cut, line, or small dirty area on a clean surface
market
a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them
marry
to join a man and woman together as husband and wife; to become husband and wife (usually in a religious or civil ceremony)
mass
an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size; (in science) the amount of material in something
master
a lord, an important man; a highly skilled person
mate
to bring together a male and a female to create another creature
material
the substance, substances or matter of which something is made or from which something can be made, such as wood, cloth or stone; anything that can be made into something else
mathematics
the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs
matter
anything that can be seen or felt; what things are made of; trouble (“What is the matter?”)
matter
to be important (“It does not matter if they come or not.”)
may
a word used with an action word to mean permit or possible (“May I go?” “They may leave tomorrow.”)
May
meal
food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner
mean
to want to; to give the idea of; to have the idea of
measure
to learn the amount, size or distance of something
measure
an action taken; a legislative proposal
meat
the part of a dead animal used for food
medical
connected with medicine and the treatment of disease or injury
medicine
a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health
meet
to come together with someone or something at the same time and place
melt
to make a solid into a liquid by heating it
member
one of a group
memorial
something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event
memory
a picture in the mind of past events; the ability to remember; a thing remembered
mental
about or having to do with the mind
mercy
kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or to pardon
message
written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group
messenger
someone who brings a message
Messiah
a word which means the same as 'Christ'. ('Messiah' is from the Jewish word, 'Christ' from Greek). The Jewish people looked for the Messiah to come to save them from oppression, as God had promised. Jesus claimed to be the Messiah and Christians believe that he was, and is.
metal
a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold
method
the way something is done
microscope
a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied
middle
the center; a place or time of equal distance from both sides or ends