English Words Starting With M

• manrope

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /ˈmanrəʊp/A rope fixed at the side of a ship's gangway or ladder for use as a handrail.
• mansard

  nounC1
  /ˈmænsɑːd/A roof with two slopes on all four sides, the lower slope being much steeper than the upper.
• mansart

  nounLow (C2+ vocabulary, specialist term)
  /ˈmansɑː/A type of roof with a double slope on each of its four sides, the lower slope being steeper than the upper.
• manscape

  verb-ambitransitiveLow to Moderate
  /ˈmanskɛɪp/To trim or groom body hair (especially chest, back, or pubic hair) on a man.
• manse

  nounLow
  /mans/The house provided for and occupied by a minister, especially in Presbyterian and some other Protestant churches.
• mansell

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmænsəl/A surname of English origin; can function as a proper noun referring to a family name or specific individuals.
• manservant

  nounC2
  /ˈmænˌsɜː.vənt/A male servant, especially a personal attendant such as a valet or butler.
• mansfield

  nounLow
  /ˈmænzfiːld/A proper noun primarily referring to a town in Nottinghamshire, England, or, more broadly, a surname.
• mansholt

  nounLow (Very rare in general discourse; appears primarily in historical, political, or specialized EU/agricultural texts)
  /ˈmænshəʊlt/A proper noun, primarily a surname. In historical and political contexts, it specifically refers to Sicco Mansholt, a Dutch politician and European Commissioner known for the 'Mansholt Plan' which aimed to reform European agriculture in the 1960s and 1970s.
• mansi

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmænsi/A Finno-Ugric ethnic group indigenous to Western Siberia, Russia, and their Uralic language.
• mansion

  nounB1
  /ˈmæn.ʃən/A large, impressive, and stately house, especially one that is the residence of a wealthy or important person.
• mansion house

  nounC1
  /ˈmænʃən haʊs/The large, impressive main residence of a landowner or a wealthy person.
• manslaughter

  nounLow
  /ˈmænˌslɔːtə/The unlawful killing of another person without malice aforethought, meaning without the specific intent to kill (a less serious crime than murder).
• manslayer

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈmænˌsleɪə/A person who kills another human being.
• manson

  nounLow
  /ˈmænsən/A surname, most famously associated with the American cult leader Charles Manson.
• mansplain

  nounverb-ambitransitiveMedium
  /ˈmæn.spleɪn/To explain something to someone, typically a woman, in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner, often with the assumption that the listener knows less about the subject due to their gender.
• manspread

  verb-intransitiveC1/C2
  /ˈmænspred/A verb meaning for a man to sit with his legs wide apart, especially on public transport, occupying more than one seat's worth of space.
• manstealing

  nounLow / Archaic
  /ˈmænˌstiːlɪŋ/The act of kidnapping a person, specifically a man or male individual.
• mansuetude

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈmænswɪtjuːd/The quality of being gentle, mild, or tame; meekness.
• mansur

  nounExtremely Low / Obscure
  /mænˈsʊə/A proper noun, typically used as a given name of Arabic origin meaning 'victorious' or 'aided by God'.

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