| modern |
When something is modern, it has to do with the present or very recent times. |
| Mojave Desert |
The Mojave Desert is a very dry area of the western United States. The desert covers a large part of southern California and parts of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Even though the desert is very dry and hot, many different kinds of plants are able to live there, especially wildflowers and cactuses. Many animals live in the Mojave Desert too, such as lizards, tortoises, rabbits, snakes, scorpions, and foxes. |
| Moldova |
Moldova is a country in Europe. It is between the countries of Ukraine and Romania. Moldova has many hills, but there are flat lands too. Moldova has many farms and grows a lot of grain, fruits, and vegetables. People in Moldova also grow grapes for wine. Many people come to Moldova to see its countryside and to enjoy its wines. |
| mom |
Mom is another word for mother. We use mom when we talk in a relaxed way. |
| moment |
A moment is a very short amount of time. |
| Monaco |
Monaco is a very small country in Europe. It is almost completely inside the country of France, but a part of Monaco lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. People in Monaco speak French, and they are ruled by a prince. |
| Monday |
Monday is the second day of the week. Monday comes between Sunday and Tuesday. |
| money |
Money is what we use to pay for things. Money comes in coins or paper bills. |
| Mongolia |
Mongolia is a country in Asia. It lies between Russia and China. Mongolia has desert in the south and mountains in the north and west. Other parts of Mongolia have flat land with lots of grass but few trees. Mongolia can be hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Mongolia is famous for its camels and horses. Horse riding and horse racing are popular sports in Mongolia. |
| monitor |
A monitor is a part of a computer. It is the part that contains the screen where you can see all the words and pictures. |
| monkey |
A monkey is a small mammal. Monkeys are similar to apes, but they usually have tails and are smaller. Monkeys live among trees in warm places on the earth. Monkeys are quite intelligent animals. |
| monster |
A monster is a large, make-believe person or animal that does very bad things. A monster is something scary, but monsters are not real. |
| Montana |
Montana is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Montana is MT. |
| Montenegro |
Montenegro is a country in Europe. It lies on the coast of a sea called the Adriatic. Two of its neighbors are Croatia and Serbia. Montenegro is a small country with forests and high mountains. Tourists come to Montenegro to enjoy its mountains, lakes, and beaches. |
| month |
A month is one of the twelve parts of a year. January is the first month of a new year, and December is the last month. |
| moo |
When a cow moos, it makes a long, low sound with its mouth. If you make a sound like that, you are mooing. [2 definitions] |
| mood1 |
Your mood is the way you feel at a certain time. |
| moon |
A moon is a very large object that goes around a planet in a circle. Our earth has only one moon, but some planets have many moons. |
| moonlight |
Moonlight is the light of the moon. |
| mop |
A mop is a thing we sometimes use to wash a floor. It is a long stick with thick strings or long pieces of cloth attached to the end of it. We put the end of the mop in water and soap and then wipe it over the floor. |
| moral |
When something is moral, it has to do with what is right and what is wrong in how a person acts. [2 definitions] |