| Mrs. |
We often say or write the word Mrs. before the last name of a woman who is married. We do this to be polite. If your teacher's name is Alison Kim, you probably call her "Mrs. Kim" if she is married. |
| much |
Much means a large amount. If there isn't much food in the refrigerator, there isn't a lot of food in it. [3 definitions] |
| mud |
Mud is very wet dirt that is soft and sticky. |
| muddy |
When something is muddy, it is covered with or full of very wet dirt. |
| muffin |
A muffin is a roll that is a little like a small cake, but it is less sweet. Muffins usually have a shape like a cupcake, and they often have nuts or bits of fruit in them. People often eat muffins for breakfast. Some muffins are made with flour from corn, and people often eat these with dinner. |
| mug |
A mug is a large drinking cup with a handle. Mugs are made of glass, plastic, metal, and pottery. |
| multiplication |
Multiplication is a process we can do with numbers. When we do multiplication, we take one number and add it to itself a certain number of times--like,for example, adding the number 2 to itself five times and getting 10. |
| multiplication sign |
One action we do with numbers is to multiply them together. An example of multiplying is "two times three equals six." When we write this in numbers, we use something called a multiplication sign (x) between the first two numbers: 2 x 3. The multiplication sign tells us that what is going to happen with these two numbers is multiplying. |
| multiply1 |
When something multiplies, it gets larger or bigger in number. [2 definitions] |
| mural |
A mural is a big picture that covers a wall. Sometimes many people work together to make a mural. |
| Murray River |
The Murray River is the longest river in Australia. It starts in the mountains in the southeast part of Australia. It flows mostly north and west from there and then finally flows out into the Indian Ocean. |
| muscle |
Your body is made up of different kinds of material called tissue. Some body tissue is bone, some is fat, and some is muscle. Muscle is a soft tissue, and it is used by the body to make it move. [2 definitions] |
| museum |
A museum is a building where things that are important to history, art, or science are kept and where people can come to see them. |
| mushroom |
A mushroom is a thing that grows in soil that people sometimes eat as a vegetable. A mushroom looks like a small plant, but it is not really a plant or an animal. It is something called a fungus. Mushrooms sometimes look like small umbrellas because they have a stem with a cap on top. People can eat some kinds of mushrooms, but other kinds are dangerous to eat. |
| music |
Music is something made up of sounds that are put together in a way that people can enjoy. People can make music by playing instruments like the piano, guitar, or violin, or they can make music when they sing. |
| musical |
When something is musical, it is part of music or it has to do with music. Music is something made up of sounds that are put together in a way that people can enjoy. People can make music by singing or by playing instruments like the piano, guitar, or violin. |
| musician |
A musician is a person who plays, sings, or writes music. |
| music room |
In a school, a music room is the place where students learn about music and sometimes learn how to play instruments. |
| Muslim |
A Muslim is a person who believes in the religion of Islam. Muslims believe in one powerful God, Allah, who created all things in the world. Muslims believe that Mohammad, a person who lived about 1400 years ago, is God's most important messenger to human beings. For a Muslim, the most important things in life are to love and serve God. |
| must1 |
When you must do something, it means that you have to do it or it is necessary. [3 definitions] |
| mustard |
Mustard is something we add to some foods to give them more flavor. Mustard is a thick yellow or brown mixture made from the ground seeds of a mustard plant. Mustard has a strong taste, so some people like it and others don't. |