Words that start with M

Macaws are a group of parrots found in tropical areas. The most recognizable kind of macaw is the scarlet macaw in the picture. Macaws are often kept as pets.

A machete is a kind of large knife that is used in tropical areas to cut through jungle or to harvest sugarcane. It is also used as a tool for cutting up food, or for carving wood.
Because machetes are so common in tropical regions they are also used as a weapon.

Macrame is a craft where you make things out of string by tying lots of knots. Macrame can be used to make all sorts of interesting items, including jewelry, belts, some clothing and household items like plant pot hangers.

A magazine is a printed or digital book with pages about many topics. It is usually published on a regular schedule.

You read magazines for news, stories, pictures, and tips on topics like sports, science, or fashion. Magazines are often found in stores at newsstands or online, and you can subscribe to get new issues.

Magic is a way of doing something with no explanation, or explained by something supernatural.

Someone who practises magic is a magician, although many mythical creatures are said to have magical powers.

A magnet is material that produces a magnetic field. Because of this field, magnets can both attract and repel each other (depending on which end of the magnet you use) and can attract ferromagnetic materials, such as iron. The small pieces of iron filing on the magnet in the picture follow the shape of the magnet's magnetic field.
Magnets are most often seen stuck to refrigerators.

Magpies are a black and white bird related to the crow. They are very intelligent. They eat dead animals they find, insects and anything else they find that they can eat.
The magpie in the picture is an Australian magpie.

Maidenhair ferns are a popular houseplant. They have very distinctive fronds that don't look at all like 'traditional' fern fronds. The fronds look more like leaves, but they still start tightly curled up like other ferns. Like most ferns they like damp, shady places.

Main means the largest or most important of something. For example a company might have their main office, and many towns have a main street.

Maine coons are one of the largest cat breeds. They are from the United States, where it is thought they might have come about from local cats breeding with bobcats. They are gentle cats, with long, flowing hair and sometimes tufts on the ends of their ears.