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machine gun	an automatic gun that fires bullets one right after the other as long as its trigger is pressed.
machinery	machines in general. [3 definitions]
machinist	a person who has skill in using, repairing, or building machines.
Mackenzie River	a river in Canada flowing from Great Slave Lake west and north toward the Arctic Ocean.
mackerel	a fish that has dark marks that look like waves on its back and a silver underside. Mackerel live in the Atlantic Ocean and are used for food.
macron	a mark ( - ). It is placed over a vowel to show that the vowel is long.
mad	crazy; insane. [6 definitions]
Madagascar	an island country in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southern Africa. Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.
madam	(sometimes capitalized) a polite word to use when talking to a woman.
madame	a formal or polite way to address a married woman. (abbreviation: Mme.)
made	past tense and past participle of "make."
mademoiselle	a French title for a girl or woman who is not married. The abbreviation is Mlle.
made-up	not real or true; invented. [2 definitions]
Madrid	the capital city of Spain.
magazine	a printed collection of stories, pictures, articles, and advertisements. Magazines come out weekly, monthly, or at some other regular period of time. [2 definitions]
magenta	the color that comes from mixing red and purple paint.
maggot	the larva of flies and certain other insects. Maggots do not have legs or wings.
magic	mysterious control of physical forces or events through spells or special ceremonies. [4 definitions]
magical	of or made by magic.
magician	a person who has skill in magic and entertains people with magic tricks.
magma	hot, liquid matter beneath the earth's surface that cools to form igneous rock. Magma that reaches the earth's surface, as when a volcano erupts, is called lava.

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