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- melonnoun
A large, round or oval fruit with sweet, juicy flesh and many seeds, belonging to the gourd family.
- meltverb
To change from a solid to a liquid state, typically by heating.
- meltdownnoun
A catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor core, causing it to overheat and melt.
- meltedverb
Changed from a solid to a liquid state.
- meltingverb
In the process of changing from solid to liquid.
- meltsverb
Becomes liquid as a result of heating.
- membernoun
A person who belongs to a group, organization, or society.
- membersnoun
Plural of member: people who belong to a group, organization, or society.
- membershipnoun
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
- memonoun
A short written message, especially in business.
- memorableadjective
Worth remembering or easily remembered.
- memorialnoun
A structure or statue built to honor a person or event.
- memoriesnoun
Things remembered from the past; recollections.
- memorizeverb
To learn something so well that you can remember it perfectly.
- memorynoun
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
- mennoun
Plural of man: adult male human beings.
- menacenoun
A person or thing that threatens harm or danger.
- mendverb
To repair something that is broken or damaged.
- mentaladjective
Relating to the mind or intellect.
- mentalitynoun
A characteristic way of thinking; an attitude or mindset.
- mentallyadverb
In a way that relates to the mind or mental processes.
- mentionverb
(Verb) To refer to something briefly or casually.
- mentionedverb
Referred to something briefly or casually in the past.
- mentioningverb
Referring to something briefly or casually.
- mentornoun
An experienced person who advises and guides a less experienced person.
- menunoun
A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
- meownoun
(noun) The characteristic crying sound made by a cat.
- meowsverb
(verb) Third person singular present tense of meow; makes the characteristic sound of a cat.
- mercenariesnoun
Professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army or fight for a party in a conflict.
- mercenarynoun
(Noun) A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
- merchandisenoun
(Noun) Goods to be bought and sold; commercial products.
- merchantnoun
A person who buys and sells goods for profit.
- merchantsnoun
People who buy and sell goods, especially in large quantities, for profit.
- merciinterjection
A French word meaning "thank you," used in English contexts for stylistic effect or when speaking to French speakers.
- mercifuladjective
Showing or exercising mercy; compassionate and forgiving toward those in one's power.
- mercurynoun
A heavy, silvery-white metallic element that is liquid at room temperature; chemical symbol Hg, atomic number 80.
- mercynoun
Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
- mereadjective
Used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.
- merelyadverb
Just; only; nothing more than.
- mergeverb
To combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.
- mergernoun
The combining of two or more companies, organizations, or entities into one.
- meritnoun
The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.
- merlinnoun
A small falcon (Falco columbarius) found across the Northern Hemisphere, known for its swift flight and used historically in falconry.
- mermaidnoun
A mythical sea creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- merryadjective
Cheerful and lively; full of high spirits and gaiety.
- meselfpronoun
(Dialectal, informal) A nonstandard form of "myself," used in Irish English and some British dialects.
- messnoun
A dirty or untidy state of things or a place.
- messagenoun
A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient.
- messagesnoun
Written or verbal communications sent from one person or group to another.
- messedverb
Past tense and past participle of "mess"; made dirty, untidy, or disordered.