| meal1 |
an occasion when food is prepared and eaten at a specific time. [2 definitions] |
| meal2 |
coarsely ground grain, such as corn. |
| mean1 |
to intend to denote or express. [9 definitions] |
| mean2 |
ill-tempered or showing malice or lack of kindness. [5 definitions] |
| mean3 |
something halfway between two extremes. [4 definitions] |
| mean business |
to intend definite and serious action. |
| meander |
to wind in broad curves, as a river. [3 definitions] |
| meaning |
definition or signification; sense. [5 definitions] |
| meaningful |
full of meaning or significance. |
| means |
(used with a sing. verb) a method, way, or agency used to reach a goal or accomplish something. [2 definitions] |
| meant |
past tense and past participle of mean1. |
| meantime |
the specified interval of time. [2 definitions] |
| meanwhile |
at the same time; during or in the same interval of time. |
| measles |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a very contagious but short-lived disease, usu. affecting children, that is caused by a virus and accompanied by fever and an eruption of red spots on the skin. [2 definitions] |
| measure |
calculation of exact dimensions within time or space, such as length, quantity, duration, weight, or capacity. [14 definitions] |
| measurement |
the act or process of measuring specific dimensions. [2 definitions] |
| measure out |
to mark off and separate from the whole. |
| measuring cup |
a graduated cup used esp. in cooking for measuring ingredients, or a cup intended to hold one specific amount of an ingredient. |
| measuring spoon |
a spoon, often attached with others of different sizes as a set, that when filled gives a specific amount of a substance, used especially in cooking. |
| measuring tape |
a flexible tape used to measure length; tape measure. |
| meat |
the flesh of animals, esp. mammals, when used or regarded as food. [4 definitions] |