English Words Starting With M

• machel

  nounExtremely low (rare to non-existent as a standard word; appears primarily as a proper noun or error).
  /məˈʃɛl/ (approximation for surname pronunciation). No standard IPA for a non-word.A variant or misspelling of 'machete', a broad, heavy knife used for cutting vegetation.
• machen

  nounA1 (Extremely High Frequency)
  /meɪk/To create, construct, produce, or cause something to exist or happen.
• macher

  nounLow
  /ˈmɑːxə/An influential person, especially one who gets things done through connections and activity; a big shot or wheeler-dealer.
• machete

  nounB2
  /məˈʃeti/A large, heavy knife with a broad blade, used as an implement or weapon, typically for cutting through vegetation.
• machi chips

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈmɑːtʃi ˌtʃɪps/A snack food made from thinly sliced, deep-fried cassava root, typically seasoned with salt or other flavourings.
• machiavelli

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌmakɪəˈvɛli/A reference to Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), a Florentine diplomat and political philosopher, whose name has become an eponym.
• machiavellian

  adjectivenounC1/C2
  /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ən/Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.
• machiavellianism

  nounC2
  /ˌmæk.i.əˈvel.i.ə.nɪ.zəm/The political theory or practice of using cunning, deceit, and manipulation to achieve and maintain power, often associated with the ideas of Niccolò Machiavelli.
• machicolate

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /məˈtʃɪkəleɪt/To provide a structure (typically a castle or fortress) with machicolations—openings in the floor of a projecting gallery or parapet through which stones, boiling oil, etc. could be dropped on attackers below.
• machicolation

  nounC2
  /məˌtʃɪk.əˈleɪ.ʃən/An opening in the floor of a projecting gallery or parapet of a castle or fort, through which stones or boiling liquids could be dropped on attackers.
• machida

  nounLow
  /məˈtʃiːdə/A Japanese surname and place name, most famously associated with a city in Tokyo Metropolis.
• machilid

  nounTechnical/Obscure
  /məˈkʌɪlɪd/A wingless insect of the order Archaeognatha, commonly known as a bristletail.
• machilipatnam

  nounVery Low (Specialized/Toponym)
  /ˌmʌtʃɪlɪˈpʌtnəm/A coastal port city and municipal corporation in the Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
• machinate

  verbverb-ambitransitiveVery Low
  /ˈmæk.ɪ.neɪt/To engage in plots or schemes, often secretively and cunningly, for a harmful or underhand purpose.
• machination

  nounLow frequency
  /ˌmæʃ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/A secret, complicated, and often harmful plan or scheme, especially one made by a group of people.
• machine

  nounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /məˈʃiːn/A device using mechanical power and having several parts, designed to perform a particular task.
• machine bolt

  nounC1
  /məˈʃiːn bəʊlt/A type of externally threaded fastener, typically with a hexagonal head, designed to be used with a nut. It passes through pre-drilled holes in the parts to be joined.
• machine code

  nounLow
  /məˈʃiːn ˌkəʊd/The most fundamental set of instructions that a computer's central processing unit (CPU) can execute directly, composed entirely of binary numbers (1s and 0s).
• machine finish

  nounC2
  /məˈʃiːn ˈfɪnɪʃ/A smooth surface texture produced by machining processes (e.g., grinding, polishing) on materials like paper, metal, or textiles.
• machine gun

  nounverbB2
  /məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/An automatic, rapid-fire gun that uses bullets fed from a belt or magazine.

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