| Milky Way |
the galaxy that contains the earth, the sun, and the solar system. It can be seen in the night sky as a long, cloudy group of stars. |
| mill1 |
a place where raw grains are crushed and ground to make flour. [5 definitions] |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| miller |
a person who owns or works in a mill. |
| milli- |
a prefix that means "one thousandth." |
| milligram |
a unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram. (abbreviated: mg) |
| millimeter |
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter or 0.03937 inch. (abbreviated: mm) |
| million |
the word for the number represented by the Arabic numeral 1,000,000. [5 definitions] |
| millionaire |
a person whose money and property amount to at least a million dollars. |
| millipede |
a small animal that has a narrow body like a worm, with a hard outer layer. The body of the millipede is divided into many segments, and most segments have two pairs of legs. The millipede is a kind of arthropod. |
| mime |
the art or practice of telling a story or acting out a dramatic or comical scene by means of hand and body movements rather than speaking; pantomime. [2 definitions] |
| mimeograph |
a machine that makes copies of written material using an ink printing process. |
| mimic |
to copy or imitate. [3 definitions] |
| min.1 |
abbreviation of "minute," or "minutes." |
| minaret |
a tall, thin tower on a mosque. A minaret has a platform near the top from which a person calls Muslims to prayer. |
| mince |
to cut into very small, fine pieces. |
| mincemeat |
a mixture of chopped apples, raisins, currants, orange peel, and sometimes meat, that is used as a filling for pies. |
| mind |
the part of a person that thinks, understands, remembers, directs, and feels. [6 definitions] |
| mind one's p's and q's |
to be careful of what one does and says. |
| mine1 |
the one or ones that belong to me, are done by me, or have to do with me. |
| mine2 |
a deep hole or area of holes made in the earth. Minerals such as gold, coal, or precious stones are dug out of mines. [5 definitions] |