merrymaking |
the act of laughing and having fun. |
mesa |
a high piece of land with a flat top and steep sides, found in Mexico and the southwest area of the United States. |
mesh |
a material or article made of fiber woven to form open spaces, as in a net. [4 definitions] |
mess |
a state of being dirty or not neat. [5 definitions] |
message |
spoken or written information sent from one person or group to another. [4 definitions] |
mess around |
(informal) to spend time without any purpose. |
messenger |
a person who carries and delivers messages and packages. |
messy |
dirty or not tidy. [2 definitions] |
met |
past tense and past participle of "meet." |
metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
metal |
any solid mineral element that exhibits certain characteristics such as the ability to conduct heat or electricity. Most metals may be shaped under heat or pressure. Iron, silver, copper, and gold are metals. |
metallic |
made of or containing metal. [2 definitions] |
metamorphic |
having to do with a change in form. [2 definitions] |
metamorphosis |
the changes in form of some living things as they grow. The change from caterpillar to butterfly or from tadpole to frog are examples of metamorphoses. [2 definitions] |
metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, as, for example, when a man says that his wife is a diamond. |
meteor |
a bright streak or flash in the sky which occurs when small pieces of space material enter our atmosphere and burn up, often called a shooting star. |
meteorite |
a piece of rock from outer space that has landed on Earth. |
meteorologist |
a scientist who studies the weather and things that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. Some meteorologists forecast the weather. |
meteorology |
the science that studies the earth's weather and atmosphere. |
-meter |
a suffix that means "measure," or "a device for measuring." |
meter1 |
the basic unit of length of the metric system, equal to one hundred centimeters or 3.28 feet. |