message
A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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miles
A great distance in space or time.
minute
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
manager
A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
movement
Physical motion between points in space.
material
Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
majority
More than half (50%) of some group.
master
Someone who has control over something or someone.
multiple
More than one (followed by plural).
marriage
The state of being married.
machine
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
male
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
mass
Matter, material. — A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
meaning
The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
mission
A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
mobile
Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
mostly
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
metal
Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from. — Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
memory
The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
method
A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
movies
The cinema
marketing
Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
magic
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
map
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
magazine
A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
martin
Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
medicine
A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
mention
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
mountain
An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
mix
To stir together.
museum
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
minimum
The lowest limit.
mistake
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
MS
M/S: Initialism of motor ship.
Muslim
An adherent of Islam.
measure
A prescribed quantity or extent. — A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
mM
millimole, millimoles
mixed
Having two or more separate aspects.
ma
mother, mama
meat
The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
ministry
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
mode
A particular means of accomplishing something.
mayor
The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
minor
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly
medium
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
mainly
Chiefly; for the most part.
maximum
The highest limit.
mile
The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
motion
A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
moves
A good ability to dance.
manufacturing
The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
mining
The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
maintenance
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
manner
Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
manage
To direct or be in charge of.
messages
Shopping, groceries, errands.
Michigan
A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the stick and throwing it under the top corner of the goal, while skating behind the net.
manchester
Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.
musical
Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
marked
Having a visible or identifying mark.