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Words starting with M

Words that start with M

Mild mannered mice melt marshmallows in Minnesota.

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Mis forMissile

Missiles are anything you can throw or fire, generally as a weapon. Missiles include the stones you put in a sling, arrows and modern self-propelled missiles.
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Mis forMissing

Something is missing if it is not there, and it should be there. One of the chocolates in the picture is missing.
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Mist is made from tiny droplets of water hanging in the air. You see mist when it is foggy outside, or around a waterfall or anywhere else that water is being sprayed.
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Mistletoe is a name for a group of unrelated plants that all grow the same way - by being partly parasitic on another plant. This means they grow partly inside another plant, using it as a source of nutrition. Mistletoes can also generate some of their own food from the sun like other plants. Mistletoe is often used as a Christmas decoration. It is a tradition that any male and female who meet under the mistletoe must kiss.

Mis forMite

Mites are small, generally parasitic arachnids very closely related to ticks. Some mites are so small you need a microscope. Some mites infest animals, including insects, others infest plants. The mite in the picture is on a bee's head.
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Mitsubishi is a car maker that is based in Japan.
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Mis forMitt

A mitt is a glove that is worn to protect your hand from something. For example, oven mitts protect your hands from heat.
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Mittens are a piece of clothing you wear on your hands. They are similar to gloves, but instead of going over every one of your fingers they only have a separate part for your thumb, and all your fingers are together in the rest of the mitten.
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Mis forMix

Mixing is a way of combining two or more things together so you cannot easily tell what went into the mix. You make cake batter by mixing the ingredients together, and you make new colours of paint by mixing different colours together. Food described as 'mixed' like mixed candy or mixed nuts is made from several different kinds of food mixed together. The picture is of someone mixing several different colours of paint together.
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Mis forMoat

A moat is a trench dug around a structure like a castle to stop people from getting in. Moats may be dry, or filled with water.