Browse by letter

English Words Starting With M

8,594 entries — pick a word to see its definition, pronunciation, and usage.

Filter

Parts of speech

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Plural noun Combining form Verb (transitive)Verb (intransitive)Verb (ambitransitive)

merse
nounrare
/mɜːs/To immerse or submerge; to plunge completely into liquid.
merseburg
nounVery Low
/ˈmɜːzəbɜːɡ/A city in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany, historically significant as a former episcopal see and imperial residence.
mersenne
nounVery Low
/mɛəˈsɛn/A prime number expressible in the form 2^p - 1, where p is itself prime.
mersenne number
nounRare
/mɛəˈsɛn ˈnʌmbə/A number that is one less than a power of two, expressed as M_n = 2^n – 1.
mersey
nounC1
/ˈmɜːzi/A major river in North West England flowing into the Irish Sea.
mersey beat
nounLow/Historical
/ˈmɜːzi biːt/A specific music genre and cultural movement originating in Liverpool, England, in the early 1960s, characterised by upbeat rhythms and simple melodies, closely associated with The Beatles and other bands from the Merseyside region.
merseyside
nounC2
/ˈmɜːzisaɪd/A metropolitan county in north-west England, named after the River Mersey.
mersin
nounVery Low (Mostly occurs in geographical, travel, or historical contexts)
/ˈmɜːsɪn/A proper noun referring to a major port city in southern Turkey on the Mediterranean coast.
mertensia
nounVery low
/mɜːˈtɛnsɪə/A genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae.
merthyr tydfil
nounLow (geographically specific proper noun)
/ˌmɜːrθər ˈtɪdvɪl/A county borough and town in South Wales, historically a major centre of coal mining and iron production.
merton
nounLow
/ˈmɜː.tən/A proper noun referring to a place name, surname, or institution, most notably a college at the University of Oxford.
mervin
nounVery Low
/ˈmɜː.vɪn/A male given name, often considered a variant of Marvin.
merwin
nounVery Low (Primarily a proper noun)
/ˈmɜː.wɪn/A surname, originally of Anglo-Saxon origin, also occasionally used as a given name. In non-proper noun usage, it can refer to a place or entity named after the surname.
meryl
nounLow (except as a proper name)
/ˈmɛrəl/A proper noun, most commonly a female given name; also a surname.
mesa
nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized/regional geography term)
/ˈmeɪ.sə/A flat-topped hill with steep sides, larger than a butte, common in arid regions like the southwestern United States.
mesa verde
nounLow
/ˌmeɪsə ˈvɜːdeɪ/A UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colorado, USA, containing exceptionally well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings.
mesabi range
nounLow (Geographical/technical term)
/mɪˈsɑːbi ˌreɪndʒ/A long, low ridge of iron-rich rock in northeastern Minnesota, USA, which is one of the world's largest sources of iron ore.
mesail
nounVery Low / Archaic
/ˈmɛzeɪl/A historical term for the movable face guard or visor on a medieval helmet.
mesalliance
nounC2
/ˌmeɪzæliˈɑːns/A marriage with a person of inferior social status or class.
mesc
nounVery Low
/mɛsk/A slang term, primarily in Canadian English, referring to the mescal button (the dried top of the peyote cactus, Lophophora williamsii) used for its psychoactive properties. It is a clipped form of 'mescal'.

Showing 3941–3960 of 8594 words.