English Words Starting With M

• madariaga

  nounVery Low
  /ˌmædəriˈɑːɡə/Proper noun: A surname of Basque origin, historically associated with certain notable figures, particularly in Latin American and Spanish contexts.
• madcap

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈmæd.kæp/behaving in a wildly impulsive, reckless, or eccentric manner.
• madd

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-Standard
  /mæd/No established meaning. A non-standard word often cited in linguistics as an example of a potential but unused or hypothetical form (e.g., as a verb form of 'mad'), or encountered as a rare, obscure term, proper noun, or occasional misspelling of 'mad'.
• madden

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈmædən/To make someone extremely annoyed or angry.
• madder

  nounB2
  /ˈmæd.ə/The comparative form of 'mad', meaning more insane, angry, or enthusiastic.
• madder family

  nounC1/C2 (Specialist/Low-Frequency)
  /ˈmædə ˌfæm(ə)li/A botanical term for the plant family Rubiaceae, which includes over 13,000 species, many of which are important for medicine, dyes, and ornamentation.
• madder lake

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌmædə ˈleɪk/A deep red pigment originally made from the madder plant, now often synthetic.
• maddux

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
  /ˈmædəks/A surname of English origin, most famously associated with the Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Greg Maddux.
• made

  adjectiveverbA1
  /meɪd/The past tense and past participle form of the verb 'make', indicating that something has been created, constructed, produced, or caused to happen.
• made dish

  nounlow
  /ˌmeɪd ˈdɪʃ/A food dish that has been prepared or cooked, rather than served in a natural or raw state.
• made mast

  nounLow
  /ˌmeɪd ˈmɑːst/A ship's mast constructed from multiple pieces of timber joined together, rather than from a single tree trunk.
• made-down bed

  nounLow (Rare/Niche)
  /ˌmeɪd ˈdaʊn bɛd/A bed that has been slept in and not yet been remade properly.
• madeira

  nounLow
  /məˈdɪərə/A fortified wine produced on the Portuguese island of Madeira; the island itself.
• madeira cake

  nounLow
  /məˈdɪərə keɪk/A simple, firm, yet light sponge cake, traditionally flavoured with lemon zest and sometimes served with a light glaze.
• madeira embroidery

  nounUncommon (specialist/technical vocabulary)
  /məˈdɪərə ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/A type of hand-stitched whitework embroidery traditionally produced on the Portuguese island of Madeira, characterized by delicate, intricate patterns and eyelet holes.
• madeira topaz

  nounRare
  /məˈdɪərə ˈtəʊpæz/A brownish-yellow variety of quartz (citrine), often heat-treated to enhance its colour, historically misidentified as true topaz.
• madeira vine

  nounLow
  /məˈdɪərə vaɪn/A fast-growing, perennial climbing plant (Anredera cordifolia) with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant white flowers, native to South America but widely naturalized elsewhere, often considered invasive.
• madeleine

  nounC1
  /ˈmadləleɪn/A small, shell-shaped sponge cake, traditionally baked in a mould with a distinctive scalloped pattern, often flavoured with lemon and sometimes containing ground almonds.
• mademoiselle

  nounLow
  /ˌmad(ə)mwəˈzɛl/A French title of respect for an unmarried woman or girl, equivalent to 'Miss'.
• madera

  nounC1
  /məˈdɪə.rə/A fortified wine from the Madeira Islands of Portugal.

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