English Words Starting With M

• muumuu

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈmuː.muː/A long, loose-fitting dress of Hawaiian origin, typically made of bright, patterned fabric and often worn without a waist seam.
• muxe

  nounLow
  /ˈmuːʃeɪ/A person assigned male at birth who dresses, behaves, and lives as a woman within the Indigenous Zapotec culture of Oaxaca, Mexico, and is often considered a third gender.
• muybridge

  nounLow
  /ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ/A proper noun referring to Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), a pioneering English photographer known for his studies of motion and early work in motion-picture projection.
• muzak

  nounC1
  /ˈmjuːzæk/A trademarked brand name for recorded background music played in public places such as shops, lifts, or airports.
• muzhik

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmʊʒɪk/A peasant in Tsarist Russia, typically referring to a male villager or a rustic, unsophisticated man.
• muzorewa

  nounVery Low
  /ˌmuːzɒˈreɪwə/A surname of Zimbabwean origin, specifically associated with Bishop Abel Muzorewa, a political and religious figure in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
• muztag

  nounRare
  /ˈmuːzˌtɑːɡ/A place name, specifically a mountain or mountain range in Central Asia (Karakoram/Pamir region), often called 'Muztag' or 'Muztagh' meaning 'ice mountain' or 'glacier mountain'.
• muztagata

  nounVery low
  /ˌmʊztæɡəˈtɑː/A proper noun referring to a specific mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan range on the border of Xinjiang, China and Tajikistan.
• muzz

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow (Regional/Colloquial)
  /mʌz/To be silent, to say nothing; to mumble or speak in a muffled, unclear way.
• muzzle

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈmʌz(ə)l/A device placed over an animal's snout to prevent biting or eating; or to prevent someone from expressing opinions.
• muzzle velocity

  nounC2
  /ˈmʌz.əl vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/The speed of a projectile at the moment it leaves the muzzle of a firearm.
• muzzle-loader

  nounC2
  /ˈmʌz.l̩ ˌləʊ.də/A gun (rifle, musket) that is loaded through the muzzle (open end of the barrel).
• muzzleloader

  nounLow
  /ˈmʌz(ə)lˌləʊdə/A firearm loaded through the muzzle (front opening of the barrel), as opposed to the breech (rear).
• muzzler

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈmʌz.lər/A person or device that puts a muzzle on an animal, typically a dog; something that silences or restrains.
• muʾmin

  nounLow
  /ˈmuːmɪn/A believer; specifically, a person who has faith in God (Allah) and the teachings of Islam.
• mwalimu

  nounLow (in global English; high in East African English contexts)
  /mwɑːˈliːmuː/A Swahili term for teacher, educator, or instructor.
• mwambutsa iv

  nounB1
  /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed, achieve something significant, or gain power, status, or wealth.
• mwanza

  nounRare
  /mwɑːn.zə/A proper noun referring to a major city and port in northwestern Tanzania, on the southern shore of Lake Victoria.
• mweru

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmwɛəruː/A lake, specifically Lake Mweru in Central Africa.
• my antonia

  nounLow (except in literary/academic contexts)
  /maɪ ænˈtəʊ.ni.ə/A novel by Willa Cather, published in 1918, considered a classic of American literature. It chronicles the life of Antonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant to the American prairie in the late 19th century, as remembered by the narrator, Jim Burden.

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