(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lawnmower
lawnmower
noun
(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
laywoman
laywoman
noun
(by extension) A woman who is not a professional in a given field.
A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
laywomen
laywomen
noun
plural of laywoman
leafworm
leafworm
noun
Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
leafworms
leafworms
noun
plural of leafworm
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
lemonweed
lemonweed
noun
Lithospermum ruderale, a flowering plant in the borage family, native to western North America.
lemonwood
lemonwood
noun
A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell of lemon when crushed
liegewoman
liegewoman
noun
A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord).
limawood
limewood
limewood
noun
The wood of the lime (linden) tree.
limewort
limpwort
lindworm
lindworm
noun
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
lingtowman
lobworm
lobworm
noun
The lugworm.
lobworms
lobworms
noun
plural of lobworm
longbowman
longbowman
noun
An archer who uses a longbow.
longmeadow
lowbrowism
lowbrowism
noun
lowbrow attitudes and policies generally
lowerclassman
lowerclassman
noun
(US) Synonym of underclassman
lowerclassmen
lowerclassmen
noun
plural of lowerclassman
lowermost
lowermost
adj
lowest
lowman
lowmansville
lowmen
lowmoor
lowmost
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
lurgworm
macdowell
mackallow
mailwoman
mailwoman
noun
(rare) A female postal worker.
mailwomen
mailwomen
noun
plural of mailwoman
malinowski
malinowskite
mallow
mallow
noun
Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
Larentia clavaria, an uncommon moth found across Eurasia.
mallows
mallows
noun
plural of mallow
mallowwort
mallowwort
noun
Any plant of the order Malvaceae, the mallows.
Malope trifida, an ornamental plant.
malsworn
maltworm
maltworm
noun
A tippler; a drinker of alcohol.
manifoldwise
maplewood
marblewood
marblewood
noun
The Australian tree Acacia bakeri.
The ebony Diospyros marmorata.
marlow
marlowe
marlowe
Proper noun
from the English place name Marlow.
Christopher Marlowe (1564-93), English dramatist.
marlowesque
marlowish
marlowism
marrowless
marrowless
adj
Without marrow.
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
marshalltown
marshflower
marshmallow
marshmallow
noun
(figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign.
A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency.
Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
verb
To soften (literally or figuratively)
marshmallows
marshmallows
noun
plural of marshmallow
marshmallowy
marshmallowy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marshmallow.
Soft and fluffy.
Tending to be a pushover; overly accommodating.
Vacuous.
maskflower
matelow
matholwych
matlow
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
maxwelton
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
mayflowers
mayflowers
noun
plural of mayflower
mayfowl
mcclellandtown
mcconnellstown
mcdowell
meadowland
meadowland
noun
A tract of land cultivated as a meadow.
meadowlands
meadowlands
noun
plural of meadowland
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
meadowless
meadowless
adj
Without meadows.
mealworm
mealworm
noun
The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
mealworms
mealworms
noun
plural of mealworm
meilewagon
mellow
mellow
adj
(also figuratively, of food or drink, or its flavour) Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
(also figuratively, of fruit) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
(chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.
(chiefly US, slang) Pleasantly high or stoned, and relaxed after taking drugs; also, of drugs: slightly intoxicating and tending to produce such effects.
(of a place, or the climate or weather) Fruitful and warm.
(of colour, sound, style, etc.) Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
(of leaves, seeds, plants, etc.) Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
(of soil) Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
Drunk, intoxicated; especially slightly or pleasantly so, or to an extent that makes one cheerful and friendly.
Well-matured from age or experience; not impetuous or impulsive; calm, dignified, gentle.
noun
(African-American Vernacular) Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.
(specifically) A comfortable or relaxed mood.
The property of being mellow; mellowness.
verb
(also reflexive, originally US, informal) Followed by out: to relax (a person); in particular, to cause (a person) to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
(archaic except Britain, regional) To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
(archaic except Britain, regional, of soil) To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
(chiefly passive) To cause (a person) to become slightly or pleasantly drunk or intoxicated.
(of food or drink, or its flavour) To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
(originally US, informal, followed by out, of a person) To relax; in particular, to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
To cause (a person) to become calmer, gentler, and more understanding, particularly from age or experience.
To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
To lose harshness; to become gentler, subdued, or toned down.
To reduce or remove the harshness or roughness from (something); to soften, to subdue, to tone down.
mellowed
mellowed
adj
(of fruit) That has turned soft or tender by reason of ripeness.
That has become mellow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mellow
mellower
mellower
adj
comparative form of mellow: more mellow
noun
One who or that which mellows.
mellowest
mellowest
adj
superlative form of mellow: most mellow
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of mellow
mellowing
mellowing
noun
The process of making or becoming mellow.
verb
present participle of mellow
mellowly
mellowly
adv
In a mellow manner.
mellowness
mellowness
noun
The property of being mellow.
mellownesses
mellownesses
noun
plural of mellowness
mellowphone
mellows
mellows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mellow
mellowy
mellowy
adj
soft; unctuous
mellwood
melongrower
melongrower
noun
A person or company that grows melons.
meltdown
meltdown
noun
(informal) A tantrum or emotional outburst.
(psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the person is overwhelmed by intense, seemingly disproportionate emotions, behaving erratically and becoming unable to mask.
A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall. https://web.archive.org/web/20041209011615/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=587262
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
middletown
middlewoman
middlewoman
noun
The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
middlewomen
middlewomen
noun
plural of middlewoman
mifflintown
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
milkwagon
milkwood
milkwood
noun
(South Africa) Mimusops zeyheri, the Transvaal red milkwood.
(South Africa) Sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood
(South Asia, Australia) Alstonia scholaris (scholar tree, milky pine), and other species in the genus Alstonia.
Many species of the genus Tabernaemontana, that are native to the Americas.
Trimeris scaevolifolia, a tree endemic to the Atlantic island of St. Helena.
milkwoods
milkwoods
noun
plural of milkwood
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millerstown
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
milltown
millwood
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
miltown
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
moldwarp
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
molewarp
mollyhawk
mollymawk
mollymawk
noun
Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche.
Any of the similar, related sooty albatrosses (Phoebetria).
moneyflower
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
monkflower
monorailway
moonflower
moonflower
noun
(obsolete) The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare
Any of several vines of the genus Ipomoea, especially Ipomoea alba.
Species in genus Cereus and in Hylocereus.
Species of Datura, including Datura inoxia.
Species of Mentzelia, including Mentzelia pumila.
The corn marigold, Glebionis segetum.
moonflowers
moonflowers
noun
plural of moonflower
moonglow
moonglow
noun
moonlight
moonwalk
moonwalk
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
(dance) A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.
An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut).
verb
(intransitive) To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.
(intransitive) To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.
(intransitive) To walk on the surface of the Moon.
(intransitive, dance) To perform the moonwalk.
moonwalker
moonwalker
noun
One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the moon.