Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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M is for Manly

Manly is a less formal way of saying masculine, or strong like a man.

M is for Many

Many means you have a large number of something. The man in the picture has many kittens.
Marching is a way of walking that is brisk and formal. Soldiers march together with their steps in time with each other.
See also: March, the calendar month.

M is for Married

Two people are married if they have been through a wedding ceremony together and have formally become a couple.

M is for Massive

Something is massive if it is really, really big. The truck in the picture is massive.

M is for Mature

Something is mature if it has fully reached adulthood. A fruit or nut is said to be mature if it is fully ripe. Other foods like wine and cheese where you need to wait a long time for the flavor to change are said to be mature when they are ready to eat or drink.

M is for Me

This is a photo of me. I made this website.
When you say "me" you are talking about yourself.

M is for Meander

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.

M is for Measure

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

M is for Medium

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

M is for Men

Men is the plural of man.

M is for Mend

Mend is another word for fix or repair.

M is for Messed

Messed is the past tense of mess. For example, "she messed up her room".

M is for Messy

Something is messy if the things in or on it are arranged randomly, so they don't look very nice. The opposite of messy is neat.

M is for Mexican

Mexicans are people from Mexico, and Mexican also means anything relating to Mexico.

M is for Mice

Mice is the plural of mouse. There are two mice in the picture.

M is for Middle-aged

Middle-aged is a way of describing someone who is about 40 to 60 years old. It describes someone who is no longer young, but not yet old.

M is for Migrate

Birds or animals migrate when they all move to a new area at the same time. Migrations happen with the seasons at the same time each year so the birds or animals follow their food source. Sometimes they travel an incredible distance - some kinds of bird travel halfway around the world!

M is for Military

Military means anything relating to the armed forces, particularly the army.

M is for Milled

Milled is the past tense of mill, or something that has been made in a mill.