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M is for Margarine

Margarine is a butter substitute. It is made from fats, oils, milk solids, water and yellow food coloring. Without the coloring, margarine is almost white.

M is for Margin

A margin is extra space around something.

In books and papers, margins are blank areas beside text, often down one side. The old book in the picture has wide margins on the left of each page.

M is for Marigold

Marigolds are bright orange or yellow flowers, related to the common daisy. They are very hardy plants that can be planted all year around in a sunny or partly shaded area, and take about 6 weeks to flower. Pinch out the first flower as it appears so the marigold will make more flowers.

M is for Marinade

A marinade is the liquid used to marinate food. soy sauce is a popular marinade.

M is for Marinate

Marinating is the process of soaking food in a flavored liquid called a marinade before it is cooked. Meat is often marinated, but vegetables can be marinated too. Marinades are often acidic, which helps soften meat that is a bit tough.

M is for Marker

A marker, marking pen, felt-tip pen or branded as a Texta or Sharpie in some countries, is something you use to draw or write with.
Markers have their own source of ink, and a soft tip. There are lots of different kinds of marker, for writing on whiteboards, overhead transparencies, paper, glass, and of course permanent markers versus erasable markers.

M is for Market

A market is a place where temporary shops are set up, selling things like fruit and vegetables.

M is for Marmalade

Marmalade is a way of preserving citrus fruits like oranges and lemons. Marmalade made in the same way as jam, but jam is a name for preserved fruits that are not citrus.

M is for Marmot

A marmot is a large rodent that lives in rocky mountain areas, alpine meadows, and open grasslands. Marmots will dig burrows into the ground. They spend their days foraging for grasses and other plants, and many hibernate for long stretches during cold winter months. They're known for sitting upright and watching for danger.

M is for Maroon

Maroon is a dark reddish-brown color. Maroon is often seen on clothes, cars, or school uniforms.
A marquee is a type of large tent.
A marquee is a protruding structure over a theater typically decorated in neon lights, which advertises a movie or play.

M is for Married

Two people are married if they have been through a wedding ceremony together and have formally become a couple.
Marrow is found in the middle of your bones. Marrow produces many cells vital to keeping you alive, including red blood cells.
Marrow from cooked bones can also be eaten. The marrow in the picture is meant to be eaten spread on toast.
You may also like to know about the vegetable kind of marrow.
A marrow is another name for a vegetable in the squash family. Marrows come in all sorts of different sizes and shapes.

M is for Mars

Mars is a small rocky planet with ice caps on its poles. It has many volcanoes and is occasionally covered by dust storms. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
Mars is 227,936,640km from the Sun.
Its radius is 3,397km.

M is for Marsh

A marsh is an area that is often underwater, or is mostly shallow water. Marshes are different to swamps in that they only have low grass and shrubs, and swamps have larger plants and trees.

M is for Marshmallow

Marshmallows are a type of sweet candy confection that have a spongey texture. They are made mainly from sugar and gelatin.
Marshmallows are most often eaten plain, in hot chocolate, or roasted over a fire on a stick and eaten hot.

M is for Mart

Mart is an abbreviation of the word market, which is a store or shop that sells a variety of things such as food, clothing or household items.