5-letter words starting with M

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MACRO/ˈmækɹoʊ/a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
MAGIC/ˈmædʒɪk/any art that invokes supernatural powers
MAILS/meɪlz/(MAIL) send via the postal service
MAINE/meɪn/a state in New England
MAJOR/ˈmeɪdʒɚ/of greater importance or stature or rank
MAKER/ˈmeɪkɚ/a person who makes things
MAKES/meɪks/(MAKE) engage in
MALES/meɪlz/(MALE) being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing…
MALTA/ˈmɔltə/a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
MAMBO/ˈmɑmboʊ/a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba
MANOR/ˈmænɚ/the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
MAPLE/ˈmeɪpəl/wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used…
MARCH/mɑɹtʃ/march in a procession
MARIA/mɚˈiə/a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
MARIE/mɚˈi/Marry. [Obs.] Chaucer
MARKS/mɑɹks/English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
MARSH/mɑɹʃ/low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
MASON/ˈmeɪsən/American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights…
MATCH/mætʃ/be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
MAYBE/ˈmeɪbi/by chance
MAYOR/ˈmeɪɚ/the head of a city government
MEALS/milz/(MEAL) the food served and eaten at one time
MEANS/minz/how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
MEANT/mɛnt/(MEAN) mean or intend to express or convey
MEDAL/ˈmɛdəl/an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
MEDIA/ˈmidiə/(MEDIUM) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
MEETS/mits/(MEET) come together
MENUS/ˈmɛnjuz/(MENU) a list of dishes available at a restaurant
MERCY/ˈmɝsi/leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
MERGE/mɝdʒ/become one
MERIT/ˈmɛɹət/be worthy or deserving
MERRY/ˈmɛɹi/full of or showing high-spirited merriment
METAL/ˈmɛtəl/any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be…
METER/ˈmitɚ/the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
METRO/ˈmɛˌtɹoʊ/an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
MIAMI/maɪˈæmi/a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
MICRO/ˈmaɪˌkɹoʊ/extremely small in scale or scope or capability
MIGHT/maɪt/physical strength
MILAN/məˈlɑn/the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the…
MILES/maɪlz/(MILE) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
MILLS/mɪlz/United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
MINDS/maɪndz/(MIND) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
MINES/maɪnz/(MINE) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
MINOR/ˈmaɪnɚ/of lesser importance or stature or rank
MINUS/ˈmaɪnəs/an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
MIXED/mɪkst/consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
MIXER/ˈmɪksɚ/a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
MODEL/ˈmɑdəl/a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
MODEM/ˈmoʊdəm/(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect…
MODES/moʊdz/(MODE) how something is done or how it happens
MONEY/ˈmʌni/the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
MONTE/ˈmɑnti/a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will…
MONTH/mʌnθ/one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
MOORE/mʊɹ/United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
MORAL/ˈmɔɹəl/concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on…
MOSES/ˈmoʊzəs/(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known…
MOTEL/moʊˈtɛl/a motor hotel
MOTOR/ˈmoʊtɚ/machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
MOUNT/maʊnt/attach to a support
MOUSE/maʊs/any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on…
MOUTH/maʊθ/the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
MOVED/muvd/being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
MOVES/muvz/(MOVE) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
MOVIE/ˈmuvi/a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of…
MUSIC/ˈmjuzɪk/an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and…
MAAED/mɑd/(MAA) The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar
MAARE/mɑɹ/(MAAR) a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
MAARS/mɑɹz/(MAAR) a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
MABES/meɪbz/(MAB) A slattern. [Prov. Eng.]
MACAO/məˈkaʊ/a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to…
MACAU/məˈkaʊ/a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to…
MACAW/məˈkɔ/long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest…
MACCO/mˈækoʊ/A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century
MACED/meɪst/(MACE) (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face,…
MACER/mˈeɪsɚ/an official who carries a mace of office
MACES/mˈeɪsɪz/(MACE) (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face,…
MACHO/ˈmɑtʃoʊ/a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo
MACHS/mɑkz/(MACH) Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism…
MACKS/mæks/(MACK) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
MACLE/məklˈi/Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section
MACON/ˈmeɪkən/a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
MADAM/ˈmædəm/a woman of refinement
MADGE/mædʒ/The barn owl. (b) The magpie
MADIA/ˈmɑdiə/genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light
MADID/mˈædɪd/Wet; moist; as, a madid eye
MADLY/ˈmædli/in an uncontrolled manner
MAFIA/ˈmɑfiə/a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the…
MAGES/ˈmeɪdʒɪz/(MAGE) A magician. [Archaic] Spenser
MAGHA/mˈæɡhə/the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar
MAGMA/ˈmæɡmə/molten rock in the earth's crust
MAGOT/mˈæɡət/The Barbary ape
MAGUS/ˈmeɪɡəs/a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
MAHAN/ˈmeɪən/United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)
MAHDI/ˈmɑdi/(Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world…
MAHOE/mˈæhoʊ/shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers…
MAIDS/meɪdz/(MAID) a female domestic
MAIDU/mˈeɪdu/a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
MAIMS/meɪmz/(MAIM) injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
MAINS/meɪnz/The farm attached to a mansion house
MAIZE/meɪz/tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the…

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