English Words Starting With M

• manhattan district

  nounC1-C2
  /mænˈhæt.ən ˈdɪs.trɪkt/A specific administrative and geographical area within the borough of Manhattan, New York City; also, the historical name for the secret US Army project to develop the atomic bomb during WWII.
• manhattan project

  nounLow
  /mænˌhæt.ən ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/The code name for the U.S.-led secret research and development program during World War II that produced the first atomic bombs.
• manhattanite

  nounLow
  /ˌman(h)at(ə)nˈʌɪt/A resident of Manhattan, a borough of New York City.
• manhelper

  nounExtremely rare / Non-standard
  /ˈmanˌhɛlpə/A person who provides assistance, aid, or support in a subordinate role.
• manhire

  nounVery Low (Obsolete/Rare)
  /ˈmænˌhaɪə/A process or system of hiring temporary personnel, specifically male workers, often for manual or labor-intensive roles.
• manhole

  nounB2
  /ˈmænhəʊl/A covered opening in a road, pavement, or other surface that provides access to an underground utility or sewer.
• manhood

  nounMedium
  /ˈmænhʊd/The state or period of being an adult male; the qualities traditionally associated with being a man, such as courage, strength, and responsibility.
• manhood suffrage

  nounLow
  /ˈmænhʊd ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/The right of all adult men to vote in political elections, without restrictions based on property ownership, wealth, or social class.
• manhunt

  nounB2
  /ˈmænhʌnt/An extensive, organized search for a person, especially a criminal or fugitive.
• mani

  nounC2
  /ˈmæni/Informal, often affectionate abbreviation for manicure.
• mani-pedi

  nounC1
  /ˌmæn.iˈped.i/A combined beauty treatment for the hands (manicure) and feet (pedicure).
• mania

  nounC1
  /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/An extremely strong and often uncontrollable enthusiasm or desire for something; a psychological condition marked by periods of great excitement, euphoria, delusions, and overactivity.
• maniac

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈmeɪ.ni.æk/A person exhibiting extreme, wild, and often violent or dangerous behaviour, typically due to mental illness.
• manic

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈmæn.ɪk/Relating to or affected by mania; characterized by excessive excitement, enthusiasm, or energy, often to an unstable or frenzied degree.
• manic depression

  nounLow-to-Mid
  /ˌmænɪk dɪˈprɛʃ(ə)n/A mental disorder characterized by alternating periods of extreme emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
• manic disorder

  nounLow
  /ˈmæn.ɪk dɪˌsɔː.dər/A mental health condition characterized by periods of abnormally elevated mood, energy, and activity levels.
• manic-depressive

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌmænɪk dɪˈprɛsɪv/Relating to or suffering from a mental illness characterized by alternating periods of mania and depression.
• manic-depressive illness

  nounC2
  /ˌmæn.ɪk.dɪˈpres.ɪv ˈɪl.nəs/An outdated clinical term for a mental disorder characterized by episodes of major depression and mania.
• manichaean

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌmænɪˈkiːən/relating to a dualistic worldview that sees the universe as a conflict between absolute good and absolute evil.
• manichaeism

  nounC2
  /ˌmanɪˈkiːɪz(ə)m/A major, dualistic religion founded by Mani in the 3rd century CE, positing an eternal struggle between a good, spiritual world of light and an evil, material world of darkness.

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