Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
noun
(UK, slang) Unpleasant odour.
(dated) An imposition or hoax; humbug.
(obsolete) A kind of strong drink.
(with article) A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
verb
(Britain, slang) To reek, smell bad.
(intransitive) To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
(intransitive) To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
(intransitive) To produce low sounds which blend continuously
(transitive) To express by humming.
(transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
hwm
iam
ibm
ibm
Proper noun
International Business Machines.
International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Noun
Intercontinental ballistic missile.
A company that dominates its field.
icm
idm
igm
ima
ima
abbrev
Alternative form of Imma
imc
imd
imf
imi
imm
imo
imo
prep_phrase
Alternative form of IMO.
imp
imp
noun
(Britain, dialectal) Something added to or united with another to lengthen it out or repair it (such as an eke or small stand on which a beehive is placed, or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line).
(chiefly fiction and mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2).
(often humorous) A mischievous child.
A baby Tasmanian devil.
A young shoot of a plant, a tree, etc.; a sapling; also, a part of a plant used for grafting; a graft.
An offspring or scion, especially of a noble family; (generally) a (usually male) child; a (young) man.
verb
(falconry, veterinary medicine) To engraft (a feather) on to a broken feather in a bird's wing or tail to repair it; to engraft (feathers) on to a bird, or a bird's wing or tail.
(figuratively, archaic) To graft or implant (something other than a plant); to fix or set (something) in.
(figuratively, from sense 3) To provide (someone or something) with wings, hence enabling them or it to soar.
(obsolete) To engraft or plant (a plant or part of one, a sapling, etc.).
To add to or unite a object with (something) to lengthen the latter out or repair it; to eke out, enlarge, strengthen.
ims
imt
imu
imu
noun
A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.
iom
ipm
irm
ism
ism
noun
(specifically) A form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
itm
ixm
jam
jam
noun
(Australia) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
(climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
(countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
(countable) A difficult situation.
(countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
(countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
(countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
(countable, by extension, informal) A song; a track.
(countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
(countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
(countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
(dated) A kind of frock for children.
(mining) Alternative form of jamb
(slang) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
verb
(Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
(basketball) To dunk.
(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
(nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
(roller derby) To attempt to score points.
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
To render something unable to move.
jem
jim
jim
noun
(humorous) Alternative form of gym
jmp
jms
jmx
jtm
kam
kam
adj
(obsolete) Crooked, awry.
kim
kmc
kmc
noun
Abbreviation of kilomegacycle.
kum
kym
lam
lam
noun
(slang) flight, escape
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).
verb
(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
(transitive, informal) To beat or thrash.
lcm
lcm
noun
(mathematics) Initialism of least common multiple.
lem
lgm
lim
llm
lmc
lme
lmf
lmt
lom
lpm
lsm
lum
lum
noun
(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A deep pool, especially one in a riverbed.
(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A grove or wood; also, a woody valley.
(specifically, mining) A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.
A chimney; also, the top part of a chimney.
lwm
lym
maa
maa
intj
A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
verb
(intransitive) To make such a sound.
mab
mab
noun
(obsolete) A slattern.
verb
(obsolete) To dress untidily.
mac
mac
noun
(Canada, US, slang) Clipping of macaroni.
Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
mad
mad
adj
(UK, informal) Bizarre; incredible.
(chiefly US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.
(chiefly in the negative, informal) Used litotically to indicate satisfaction or approval.
(colloquial, usually with for or about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
(of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
(of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
(slang, chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
Wildly confused or excited.
adv
(slang, New England, New York and UK, dialect) Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.
verb
(now colloquial US, Jamaica) To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be or become mad.
mae
maf
mag
mag
noun
(astronomy) Clipping of magnitude.
(colloquial) Clipping of magazine.
(colloquial) Clipping of magnet.
(colloquial) Clipping of magnetometer.
(colloquial, automotive) Ellipsis of mag wheel.
(colloquial, law) Clipping of magistrate.
verb
(transitive, obsolete, slang) To steal.
mah
mah
det
(African-American Vernacular, Southern US) Pronunciation spelling of my.
particle
Asserts that something is self-evident.
mai
mai
det
(anime, manga, fandom slang, Internet slang) Alternative form of my (used in the expressions mai waifu and mai husbando)
maj
maj
noun
Alternative form of maj.
mak
mak
verb
(Wearside, Durham, dialectal) Alternative form of make
mal
mal
noun
(medicine, informal) A malleolus.
(only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
(surfing) A longboard (type of surfboard).
mam
mam
noun
(UK, Ireland, regional, informal, colloquial) Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.
man
man
adj
Only used in man enough
intj
Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.
name
(computing) A command used to display help pages in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
noun
(anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
(collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)
(historical) A vassal; a subject.
(sports) A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
(uncountable, obsolete, uncommon) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
A human, a person regardless of gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
A husband.
A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
A male lover; a boyfriend.
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
An adult male human.
An adult male servant.
An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
pron
(MLE, slang, indefinite personal pronoun) Any person, one
(MLE, slang, personal pronoun) Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
verb
(reflexive, possibly dated) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)
(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
(transitive, obsolete) To wait on, attend to or escort.
(transitive, obsolete, chiefly falconry) To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.
mao
mao
noun
The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.
map
map
noun
(UK, dated) The face.
(board games, video games) An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
(computing) Synonym of associative array.
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
(mathematics) A function.
A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
verb
(intransitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
(mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
(transitive) To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
(transitive) To represent by means of a map.
(transitive, computing) To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
(transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
mar
mar
noun
A blemish.
A small lake.
verb
(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
mas
mas
noun
(Caribbean) A type of traveling dramatic performance conducted as part of a parade celebrating Carnival, originating in Trinidad and Tobago and performed throughout the Caribbean.
A country cottage or farmstead in southern France.
plural of ma
mat
mat
adj
Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”)
noun
(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
(dated slang) Abbreviation of matinee (“performance at a theater”).
(printing) Short for matrix.
(video games, slang) A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
A thickly tangled mess.
A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”)
verb
(intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
mau
maw
maw
noun
(archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.
(dialect, colloquial) Mother.
(slang, derogatory) The mouth.
A gull.
Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
Appetite; inclination.
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
max
max
adj
(informal) Maximum; maximal.
noun
(informal) An extreme, a great extent.
(informal) Clipping of maximum.
(obsolete, slang) Gin.
verb
(usually with out) To reach the limit; to reach the maximum.
may
may
noun
(archaic) A maiden.
The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
verb
(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).
(poetic, intransitive) To celebrate May Day.
(poetic, intransitive) To gather may, or flowers in general.
(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
mba
mbd
mbe
mbm
mbm
Noun
of: a product of the rendering industry, used in animal feed.
mbo
mca
mcc
mcf
mcf
noun
Abbreviation of thousand cubic feet.
mcg
mch
mci
mcj
mcn
mcp
mcr
mcs
mcu
mdc
mde
mdf
mdf
Noun
Medium density fibreboard.
mdi
mdi
Proper noun
of It's an interface of the NUWC.
mdm
mds
mdt
mdu
mdx
mea
mec
mec
noun
(medicine, colloquial) Clipping of meconium.
med
med
adj
(informal) Clipping of medical.
noun
(informal, chiefly in the plural) Medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
verb
(UK, dialect) May; might.
mee
mee
noun
(cooking, Malaysia, Singapore) Noodles, or a dish containing noodles.
pron
Obsolete form of me.
obsolete emphatic of me
meg
meg
noun
(colloquial) A megalodon.
(colloquial) Any unit having the SI prefix mega-.
(colloquial, soccer) a nutmeg
(obsolete, US, slang) a dollar
verb
(colloquial, soccer, transitive) To nutmeg an opponent.
mei
mel
mel
noun
(psychoacoustics) A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.
Honey, when used as an ingredient in cosmetic products.
mem
mem
noun
(computing) A memory access as part of processing.
The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
men
men
noun
(collective) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).
(collective, military) enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).
plural of man
meo
mep
meq
mer
mer
noun
(chemistry) A repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer.
(fantasy) merpeople
(obsolete) Alternative form of mayor and mair.
mes
mes
noun
plural of me
met
met
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of mete (to measure)
(obsolete, impersonal) To dream; to occur (to one) in a dream.
simple past tense and past participle of meet
meu
meu
noun
(historical) The second minister of the Kingdom of Dahomey.
Meum athamanticum, a European herb.
mev
mew
mew
intj
(archaic) An exclamation of disapproval; boo.
A cat's (especially a kitten's) cry.
A gull's or buzzard's cry.
noun
(archaic, poetic) A gull, seagull.
(falconry) A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
(falconry, in the plural) A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
(obsolete) A breeding-cage for birds.
(obsolete) A hiding place; a secret store or den.
(obsolete) A prison, or other place of confinement.
(obsolete) An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.
The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
The crying sound of a gull or buzzard.
verb
(archaic) To shut away, confine, lock up.
(of a bird) To moult.
(of a bird, obsolete) To cause to moult.
(of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow.
(of a deer, obsolete) To shed antlers.
(of a gull or buzzard) To make its cry.
(slang, neologism) To flatten the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits.
mex
mex
noun
(mathematics) The mex of a subset of a well-ordered set is the smallest value from the whole set that does not belong to the subset.
mez
mfa
mfb
mfd
mfd
adj
Abbreviation of manufactured.
noun
(obsolete) Abbreviation of microfarad.
Abbreviation of manufacturing date.
mfg
mfh
mfj
mfm
mfm
Noun
of The specialty of medicine, a subspecialty of obstetrics, that deals with high-risk pregnancies.
mfr
mfr
noun
Abbreviation of manufacturer.
mfs
mfs
noun
plural of mf
mft
mgb
mgd
mgh
mgk
mgm
mgm
Proper noun
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (US movie studio)
Noun
Male genital mutilation.
mgr
mgr
noun
Abbreviation of manager.
Abbreviation of monsignor.
mgt
mgt
noun
(management) Abbreviation of management.
mha
mhd
mhe
mhf
mhg
mhl
mho
mho
noun
A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens.
mhr
mhs
mhw
mhw
noun
Initialism of mean high water.
mhz
mia
mia
noun
(Internet, slang) bulimia (used especially by the pro-mia movement).
(classical studies) An ancient bluffing game played with dice.
mib
mib
noun
(games) A marble (glass ball used in games), especially one used as a target.
(in the plural) A game of marbles.
mic
mic
noun
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”)
verb
Alternative form of mike
mid
mid
adj
(African-American Vernacular, slang) Of marijuana, midgrade.
(African-American Vernacular, slang) Of mediocre quality.
(Internet slang) Trashy; low-quality.
(linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].
Occupying a middle position; middle.
noun
(archaic) middle
(disc golf) A mid-range.
prep
(in representations of German-accented English) With.