Words that start with M

Mild mannered mice melt marshmallows in Minnesota.

Mis forMoccasin

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 They were originally made and worn by Native American people.

Mis forModem

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mis forMolly

Scientific name: genus: Poecilia
Mollies are a large group of small fish that are popular as pets.

Mis forMolten

Something is molten if it has been melted by heat. Molten is usually used to describe hot, liquid metals.

Mis forMonday

Monday is the first day of the week, and is usually the first day of the working week too. The next day of the week is Tuesday.

Mis forMoney

Money is something you can carry around with you and exchange for goods and services. You can use money to buy food, or a car, or a house. Money that you can carry around with you can be either notes or coins. Notes and coins have the amount they are worth and the country they are useable in written on them.