Words that start with M

Mild mannered mice melt marshmallows in Minnesota.

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Montana, abbreviated to MT, is a state in the north western United States of America. The capital of Montana is Helena and the largest city in Montana is Billings.

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A month is one of twelve parts of a year. Not all months have the same number of days. The months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.

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A monument is a structure that has been made as a reminder of an event or a person from time past. Momuments are often made to remember wars. A monument is also a place of historical interest or great beauty that a Government maintains.

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Moo is the noise a cow makes.

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The moon is a round lump of rock, about one third the size of the Earth. The moon looks small because it is so far away. There is no air or life on the moon. Its radius is 1737.4 km. The moon is 384,400km from the Earth.
Moonstone is a mineral made from potassium aluminium silicate. It is formed in thin layers, which gives it an interesting light scattering effect called adularescence. The highest quality moonstones come from Sri Lanka.
You moor a boat when you tie it to something on the shore so it doesn't float away. See also moor, the swampy area.
A moor is an area of land with poor drainage, usually overgrown with heather and covered in a thick layer of peat.

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Scientific name: alces alces
The moose, also called the elk in Europe, is the largest of the deer family. It lives in forests in North America and Europe. People have been hunting moose for food and their skins for thousands of years.

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A mop is a tool similar to a broom, but instead of having hard bristles on the end it has soft, absorbent strips of rags. Mops are usually used wet to wash floors with. They are often used with special buckets that have an attachment that wrings out the mop as it is being used.