Words that start with M

Mis forMeal

A meal is a substantial amount of food eaten at a particular time of the day. The traditional main meals of the day are breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Meals & snacks

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Mis forMeander

To meander means to take an indirect or wandering path. For example, rivers aren't often straight lines from one body of water to another, instead rivers twist and turn in a meandering fashion.

Verbs, Directions

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Mis forMeasure

You measure something when you find out how big or heavy it is. People might measure distance, weight or size.

Verbs

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A measuring tape, or tape measure, is a flexible piece of tape that can be used to find out how big something is. Because you can bend it, you can measure things that are curved, like around your waist or around your head. You can't measure curves with something hard like a ruler.

Sewing

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Mis forMeat

Meat is the flesh of any animal that is used for food. The animals that are most commonly used for food are cows, pigs and sheep. Meat can also be used to refer to the edible part of something, like the meat of a nut.

Food, Meats

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Mis forMechanic

A mechanic is someone who uses tools to fix machinery. There are many different types of mechanic, but the kind that is most commonly associated with the word is an auto mechanic - someone who fixes cars.

Jobs

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Mis forMedal

A medal is a small metal disk, usually round but sometimes in the shape of a cross or star. Medals are given to someone who has done something special, or as a prize for winning a competition.

Competing

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Mis forMedicine

Medicine is any substance that is used to treat disease or injury.

Medical

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Mis forMedium

Medium is a way to describe something that is a size in between small and large.

Sizes

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Mis forMeerkat

Scientific name: suricata suricatta

Meerkats are members of the mongoose family that is native to parts of Africa. They live in large groups, with 20 to 30 members in a group. They live in burrows underground. Meerkats eat mostly insects but will also eat anything else small they can catch. They are immune to scorpion venom. When meerkats are out looking for food during the day, some members of their group will stand guard and tell the group of they see any predators coming.

Weasels, African animals