Words that start with M

Mis forMobile telephone

A mobile phone, cell phone or just a mobile, is a type of telephone that doesn't need to be plugged into a phone jack. They are small, and can fit into your pocket and carried anywhere. Mobiles can be used to communicate via talking or sending pictures, text or video to anywhere in the world. Today, almost everyone has a mobile phone.

List of devices, Types of communication

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Mis forMoccasin

A moccasin is a type of shoe made from soft leather. They were originally made and worn by Native American people.

Footwear

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Mis forModem

A modem is a device that transmits data over telephone or cable lines. You connect to the internet using a modem.

List of devices

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Mis forMolasses

Molasses is a byproduct of making sugar. It is thick, strong, and has a lot more nutrients than sugar. It is used quite often in cooking, especially in making pies and cake.

Food

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Mis forMold

A mold is a hollow form. When you fill up a mold with something like molten metal or plaster, let it set and then remove the mold, you have a solid shape that matches the shape of the inside of the mold. Mold is also an alternative spelling for mould. The mold in the picture is for a an octopus.

List of devices

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Mis forMole

Scientific name: family: talpidae order: soricomorpha

Moles are small animals that are designed to burrow under the ground. Their ears and eyes are covered up and hidden. They eat insects like worms that live under the ground.

Mammals

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Mis forMollusc

Scientific name: phylum: mollusca

Molluscs are an extremely diverse group of creatures that includes the octopus, squid, snails and clams. Molluscs don't have skeletons. Only some molluscs have shells.

Invertebrates