Words that start with M

Mild mannered mice melt marshmallows in Minnesota.

Animals starting with M

Animals

Food starting with M

Food

Plants that start with M

Plants

Adjectives that start with M

Adjectives

Verbs that start with M

Verbs

Countries that start with M

Countries

Cities that start with M

Cities

Jobs that start with M

Jobs

Photo of a mouth

Body parts

Photo of mango fruit

Fruit

Photo of an Australian magpie

Birds

Photo of soldiers maintaining graves
DVIDS / Public domain

Mis forMaintain

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.
Verbs
Photo of a man making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Christopher / CC BY-SA

Mis forMake

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.
Verbs
Altered photo of makeup
Apotek Hjartat / Inspired by

Mis forMakeup

Makeup is products people put on their face or body to change how they look. It can help them look more beautiful or just different. Makeup can include lipstick, eye shadow, foundation, and powder. People will use it for everyday, special events, or to cover small spots.
Cosmetics
Photo of a malachite ring
christina rutz / CC BY-SA

Mis forMalachite

Scientific name: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Malachite is copper carbonate, and is a bright green colour, often with bands and swirls of different shades of green. The patterning makes it quite attractive polished and can be used in jewelry.
Gems & minerals
Photo of a male duck
hedera.baltica / CC BY-SA

Mis forMale (Gender)

A plant or animal is male if he can produce sperm or similar male cells that can be used to fertilize an egg or create a viable seed.
Male
Photo of a shopping mall
John K Thorne / Public domain

Mis forMall

A mall is an indoor shopping area where many different shops are located within the same building.
List of locations
Photo of a rubber mallet
Keenan Pepper / CC BY-SA

Mis forMallet

A mallet is a type of hammer. Mallets are often made of rubber or wood, and are used where a metal hammer will be too hard. Mallets have large heads, so they do less damage to something they hit than a smaller hammer or other tool.
Tools
Photo of malted barley
epicbeer / CC BY-SA

Mis forMalt

Malting is a process applied to grains like wheat but is usually done to barley. Malting involves soaking the grains long enough to make them sprout, and then drying the grains out in a kiln. Sprouted grain is very high in a sugar called maltose. Malted grain is used to make beer and whiskey. Malt is quite often added to milk drinks.
Food
Photo of a maltese dog
Jarrett Campbell / CC BY-SA

Mis forMaltese

Maltese are small toy or lap dogs with silky white hair. They are an ancient breed, and were used as a lap dog by ladies in Roman times. They have black eyes and a black nose, which gives them a very "cute" appearance. Maltese are cuddly companion dogs, and thrive on attention but can be snappy around children. They have a reputation for being a yappy dog.
Dogs
Photo of a mammal
Shawn Henning / CC BY-SA

Mis forMammal

A mammal is a creature with warm blood, is covered in hair and feeds its babies with milk.
Mammals