English Words Starting With M

• malingerer

  nounLow
  /məˈlɪŋɡərə/A person who pretends to be ill or exaggerates minor illness to avoid work or duty.
• malingering

  adjectivenounC2
  /məˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/Pretending or exaggerating illness to avoid work or duty.
• malinke

  nounVery Low
  /məˈlɪŋkeɪ/A term of endearment in Caribbean English, primarily Jamaican Creole, meaning 'a small or young person', often used affectionately.
• malinovsky

  nounRare / Very Low
  /ˌmælɪˈnɒfski/A surname or proper name, most commonly referring to a person.
• malinowski

  nounLow
  /ˌmælɪˈnɒfski/A proper noun referring to the surname of the influential Polish-British anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), founder of modern social anthropology.
• malipiero

  nounC2
  /ˌmælɪˈpjɛərəʊ/A proper noun, primarily referring to the Italian composer and musicologist Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973).
• maliseet

  adjectivenounRare/Very Low Frequency
  /ˈmælɪsiːt/A member of an Indigenous people originally inhabiting areas around the Saint John River valley in what is now New Brunswick, Maine, and Quebec.
• malison

  nounVery Low (Extremely Rare, Archaic)
  /ˈmælɪs(ə)n/A formal or literary word for a curse or malediction.
• malkin

  nounvery low
  /ˈmɔːlkɪn/An archaic or dialectal term for a slovenly, untidy, or lower-class woman; a scarecrow.
• mall

  nounHigh
  /mɔːl/A large, indoor building or complex containing a variety of retail stores.
• mall rat

  nounMedium-Low
  /ˈmɔːl ˌræt/A person, especially a teenager or young adult, who spends excessive time at shopping malls, typically for socializing rather than shopping.
• mall walking

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈmɔːl ˌwɔːkɪŋ/The activity of walking for exercise inside a shopping mall, especially by older adults or groups, often before the shops open.
• mallam

  nounLow (specialist/regional)
  /ˈmæləm/A title of respect for a learned man or Islamic scholar in West Africa, particularly in Hausa and related cultures.
• mallanders

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈmæləndəz/A skin disease affecting horses, causing scabs or soreness in the hollow at the back of the knee (the hock) or the front of the knee.
• mallard

  nounC1
  /ˈmælɑːd/A common wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos), the male of which has a glossy green head and a white collar.
• mallarme

  nounVery Low / Specialised
  /ˌmalɑːˈmeɪ/Proper noun referring to Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898), a major French Symbolist poet known for his complex, musical, and innovative verse.
• mallcore

  nounRare
  /ˈmɔːlkɔː/a subgenre of punk rock or alternative music characterized by mainstream commercial appeal, often associated with shopping malls and teenage audiences
• malle

  nounVery Low
  /mæl/A rarely used noun referring to a small bag, wallet, or pouch, typically one made of leather or cloth.
• malleability

  nounC1
  /ˌmæl.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/The physical property of a material (especially metal) that allows it to be hammered, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets without breaking or cracking.
• malleable cast iron

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl ˈkɑːst ˈaɪ.ən/A type of cast iron that has been heat-treated to convert much of its carbon into a form called temper carbon, making it less brittle and more ductile and workable (malleable) than standard white cast iron.

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