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- meadow vole/ˈmed.əʊ ˌvəʊl/A small, stocky rodent (Microtus pennsylvanicus) with a short tail, commonly found in grassy fields and meadows of North America.nounLow
- meadowland/ˈmedəʊlænd/an area of land permanently covered with grass and other non-woody plants, typically used for hay or grazing.nounC1
- meadowlark/ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk/A medium-sized songbird, typically found in grasslands and meadows, known for its melodious song and often having a yellow breast with a black V-shaped marking.nounlow
- meadowsweet/ˈmedəʊswiːt/A tall perennial plant (Filipendula ulmaria) with creamy-white fragrant flowers, growing in damp meadows and along riverbanks.nounC1/C2
- meads/miːdz/A plural noun for meadows, referring to areas of grassland, especially low-lying or near rivers.nounVery Low (C2)
- meadville/ˈmiːdvɪl/A proper noun referring primarily to a city in northwestern Pennsylvania, United States, named after early settler David Mead.nounVery Low
- meal/miːl/An occasion when food is eaten at a regular time, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.nounA1
- meal moth/ˈmiːl ˌmɒθ/A small moth (Pyralis farinalis) whose larvae infest stored foodstuffs, especially grains and flour.nounRare
- meal ticket/ˈmiːl ˌtɪk.ɪt/A person or thing that provides financial security, especially by supplying regular income or free food.nounC1
- mealie/ˈmiːli/An ear of maize (corn) or a maize kernel; the plant itself.nounLow
- mealie meal/ˈmiːli miːl/A coarse flour made from maize (corn), used as a staple food in Southern Africa.nounRegional (Southern Africa)
- mealie pap/ˈmiːli pæp/A stiff porridge made from maize meal, staple food in Southern Africa.nounLow (regional/specialist)
- mealies/ˈmiːliz/Maize (corn), especially as grown or harvested in South African English; also refers to ears of corn or corn kernels.nounLow (Regional/Specialized)
- meals on wheels/ˌmiːlz ɒn ˈwiːlz/A community service that delivers prepared meals to people who are unable to cook for themselves, typically due to age, disability, or illness.nounC1
- mealtime/ˈmiːltaɪm/The time at which a meal is usually eaten.nounB1
- mealworm/ˈmiːlwɜːm/The larva of a darkling beetle, used as food for pets and in human nutrition.nounC2
- mealy bug/ˈmiːli bʌɡ/A small, soft-bodied insect pest, covered in a white, powdery or waxy secretion, that infests plants and feeds on their sap.nounC1
- mealybug/ˈmiːlibʌɡ/A small, sap-sucking insect pest covered in a powdery white wax secretion.nounlow
- mean/miːn/A versatile word with three primary meanings: to intend/signify (verb), unkind/miserly (adjective), and average/middle value (noun/adjective).verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1-A2 (very high frequency)
- mean anomaly/ˌmiːn əˈnɒməli/An angular parameter used in celestial mechanics to specify the position of a body in its elliptical orbit, defined as the angle from the pericenter to a hypothetical body moving at a constant angular speed equal to the mean motion.nounC2 (Proficient User - Specific Technical Term)
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