| Madagascar |
Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean. It is near the coast of Africa. Madagascar has many tropical forests. These forests are home to a furry animal called the lemur. |
| magazine |
A magazine is a large, thin book with a soft, paper cover. A magazine is filled with articles to read, pictures, and sometimes cartoons and games. Magazines usually tell about real people and real things. Some magazines have stories, though. People can buy magazines in a store, or they can order them and get them by mail. New magazines usually come out every week or every month. Nowadays, you can read articles and look at things in magazines on a computer. |
| magic |
If someone in a story has magic, they have special power to make things happen, like turning a person into a frog or making something disappear. [3 definitions] |
| magical |
When something is magical, it has magic power, or it is made by magic. |
| magician |
A magician is a person who does amazing tricks. These tricks seem impossible to do without the special power of magic. Magicians often do shows, and people can watch them do their tricks. |
| magma |
Magma is a hot liquid made of melted rocks. Magma rises from deep in the earth and then goes up through a special kind of mountain until it reaches the top. A mountain like this is called a volcano. If the magma spills out of the volcano, it is not called magma anymore. It is called lava. |
| mail1 |
Mail is anything that is sent through the post office, such as letters and packages. The post office is the system of people, trucks, and airplanes that work together to send and deliver these things. [2 definitions] |
| mailbox |
A mailbox is a large standing container that you put letters into when you want to send them to someone. Cities and towns have mailboxes like this. [2 definitions] |
| mail carrier |
A mail carrier is a person whose job is to deliver things like letters and packages to people. A mail carrier works for the post office. |
| main |
Main means most important or biggest. The main road in a town is the road that is most important and that most people use. |
| Maine |
Maine is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Maine is ME. |
| major |
If something is major, it is big or bigger than other things that are like it. A major city, is a big city. New York, Tokyo, London, Cairo, and Mexico City are some of the major cities in the world. [2 definitions] |
| make |
When you make something, you build it or put it together. [6 definitions] |
| make a living |
When people make a living, they get money from working to stay alive and to have the things they need. |
| make-believe |
When something is make-believe, it is not real. It is imaginary. |
| make up |
When you make up a story or idea, you invent it in your mind. You use your imagination to create it. [2 definitions] |
| Malawi |
Malawi is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Zambia and Mozambique. Malawi also lies next to a very large lake called Lake Malawi. It is one of the largest lakes in the world, and there are many kinds of fish in it, maybe more than in any other lake. Many people in Malawi are farmers. People grow a lot of tobacco and tea, and a lot of it is sold to other countries. |
| Malaysia |
Malaysia is a country in Asia. Malaysia is divided into two main parts. One part is on a long peninsula that it shares with Thailand. The other part is on a big island that it shares with Indonesia and Brunei. Malaysia has many forests. Many different kinds of animals live there, such as monkeys, snakes, lizards, and birds. Malaysia also has large, modern cities with tall buildings and many people. |
| Maldives |
Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean. The country is made up of many, many small islands. Maldives has a tropical climate, and many tourists come here to enjoy the country's beautiful sandy beaches. |
| male |
When a person is male, he is a man or boy. A male person does not have babies. Animals that are male do not produce eggs and do not give birth to other animals. We also call something male if it has to do with men or boys or male animals. [2 definitions] |
| Mali |
Mali is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Algeria and Niger. Much of Mali is very dry and covered with sand. This part of Mali is part of the Sahara Desert. The southern part of Mali has some tropical forest and also land where cotton can grow and people can raise cattle. Music and sports are important to many people in Mali. Soccer is the most popular game to play and watch. |