Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (116), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (37), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

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M is for Made

Made is the past tense of make.

The woman in the picture has made two elephants.

M is for Main

Main means the largest or most important of something. For example a company might have their main office, and many towns have a main street.

M is for Maintain

You maintain something when you keep it in its current state. For example, you might maintain a friendship with someone, or maintain your house to keep it in good condition. This is called carrying out maintenance.
The soldiers in the picture are maintaining grave sites.

M is for Make

You make something when you take some other things and combine them in some way to create something new.

The person in the picture is making a sandwich.

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 Mess

Mess means a dirty or untidy situation. It can also mean a confusing or mixed-up situation.

A mess is often made when things are not put away, or if something has been dropped. You might clean up a mess on the floor in your kitchen, or clean up your messy desk.

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.