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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Medium-Dryadjectiveof a wine that is dry but not extremely drycandidateMay 18, 2026
Medium-Largeadjectiveof anything that is large but not the largestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Medium-Sizeadjectiveintermediate in sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Medium-Sizedadjectiveintermediate in sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Medullaryadjectivecontaining or consisting of or resembling bone marrowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Medullatedadjective(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelincandidateMay 18, 2026
Medusoidadjectiverelating to or resembling a medusacandidateMay 18, 2026
Meekadjectiveevidencing little spirit or couragecandidateMay 18, 2026
Meetadjectivebeing precisely fitting and rightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Megakaryocyticadjectiveof or pertaining to large bone marrow cellscandidateMay 18, 2026
Megalithicadjectiveof or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megalithscandidateMay 18, 2026
Megaloblasticadjectiveof or relating to megaloblastscandidateMay 18, 2026
Megalomaniacaladjectivesuffering from megalomaniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Megalomanicadjectivesuffering from megalomaniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Megascopicadjectivevisible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)candidateMay 18, 2026
Mehadjectiveneither good nor badcandidateMay 18, 2026
Meioticadjectiveof or relating to meiosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Melancholicadjectivecharacterized by or causing or expressing sadnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Melancholyadjectivecharacterized by or causing or expressing sadnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Melanesianadjectiveof or relating to Melanesia or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Meliorativeadjectivetending to amelioratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mellifluousadjectivepleasing to the earcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mellisonantadjectivepleasing to the earcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mellowadjectiveslightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)candidateMay 18, 2026
Mellowedadjectivehaving attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experiencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Melodicadjectivecontaining or constituting or characterized by pleasing melodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Melodiousadjectivecontaining or constituting or characterized by pleasing melodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Melodramaticadjectivehaving the excitement and emotional appeal of melodramacandidateMay 18, 2026
Meltableadjectivecapable of meltingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Meltedadjectivechanged from a solid to a liquid statecandidateMay 18, 2026
Meltingadjectivebecoming liquidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Memberedadjectivehaving memberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Memberlessadjectiveof a group or set having no memberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Membrane-Formingadjectivecharacterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)candidateMay 18, 2026
Membranousadjectivecharacterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)candidateMay 18, 2026
Memorableadjectiveworth rememberingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Menacingadjectivethreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Mendaciousadjectiveintentionally untruecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mendelianadjectiveof or relating to Gregor Mendel or in accord with Mendel's lawscandidateMay 18, 2026
Mendicantadjectivepracticing beggarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Menialadjectiveused of unskilled work (especially domestic work)candidateMay 18, 2026
Meningealadjectiverelating to the meningescandidateMay 18, 2026
Menopausaladjectiveof or relating to the menopausecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mensaladjectivethe dining tablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Menstrualadjectiveof or relating to menstruation or the mensescandidateMay 18, 2026
Mensurableadjectivehaving notes of fixed rhythmic valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mensuraladjectivehaving notes of fixed rhythmic valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mentaladjectiveof or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain molluskscandidateMay 18, 2026
Mentally IlladjectiveMWEsuffering from severe mental illnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Mentholatedadjectivecontaining, or impregnated with, mentholcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mephistopheleanadjectiveshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mephistophelianadjectiveshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mephiticadjectiveof noxious stench from atmospheric pollutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercantileadjectiveof or relating to the economic system of mercantilismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercenaryadjectiveserving for wages in a foreign armycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercerisedadjectiveof cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dyecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercerizedadjectiveof cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dyecandidateMay 18, 2026
Merchantableadjectivefit to be offered for salecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercifuladjective(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) graciouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercilessadjectivehaving or showing no mercycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercurialadjectiverelating to or containing or caused by mercurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercuricadjectiveof or containing mercurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercurousadjectiveof or containing mercurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mercury-Contaminatedadjectivecontaminated by mercurycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mereadjectivebeing nothing more than specifiedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Meretriciousadjectivelike or relating to a prostitutecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mergedadjectiveformed or united into a wholecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mergingadjectiveflowing togethercandidateMay 18, 2026
Meridianadjectivebeing at the best stage of developmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Meridionaladjectivelocated in the south or characteristic of southern people or placescandidateMay 18, 2026
Meritableadjectivedeserving reward or praisecandidateMay 18, 2026
Meritedadjectiveproperly deservedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Meritlessadjectivewithout meritcandidateMay 18, 2026
Meritocraticadjectiverelating to or characteristic of a meritocracycandidateMay 18, 2026
Meritoriousadjectivedeserving reward or praisecandidateMay 18, 2026
Merovingianadjectiveof or relating to the Merovingian dynasty or its memberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Merryadjectivefull of or showing high-spirited merrimentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesentericadjectiveof or relating to or located in a mesenterycandidateMay 18, 2026
Meshedadjective(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interactingcandidateMay 18, 2026
MeshugaadjectivesenselesscandidateMay 18, 2026
MeshuggaadjectivesenselesscandidateMay 18, 2026
MeshuggeadjectivesenselesscandidateMay 18, 2026
MeshuggenehadjectivesenselesscandidateMay 18, 2026
MeshuggeneradjectivesenselesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesialadjectivebeing in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesicadjectivehaving or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesmericadjectiveattracting and holding interest as if by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesmerisedadjectivehaving your attention fixated as though by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesmerizedadjectivehaving your attention fixated as though by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesmerizingadjectiveattracting and holding interest as if by a spellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesoamericanadjectiveof or relating to the people of Mesoamerica or their languages or culturescandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesoblasticadjectiverelating to or derived from the mesodermcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesodermaladjectiverelating to or derived from the mesodermcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesolithicadjectiveof or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic)candidateMay 18, 2026
Mesomorphicadjectivehaving a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layercandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesonicadjectiveof or pertaining to a mesoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesophyticadjectivebeing or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Mesozoicadjectiveof or relating to or denoting the Mesozoic eracandidateMay 18, 2026
Messianicadjectiveof or relating to a messiah promising deliverancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Messyadjectivedirty and disorderlycandidateMay 18, 2026