| 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. |
| mutter |
When someone mutters, they speak in a quiet voice, and what they say is often hard for someone else to understand. When people mutter, they often don't care if other people hear or understand what they are saying. |
| my |
You use my when you talk about something that belongs to you. If you say "my dog," you mean the dog that belongs to you, the person who is speaking. |
| Myanmar |
Myanmar is a country in Asia. This country was named Burma for a very long time, and many people still use this name too. Myanmar is next to India, China, and Thailand. It is also on the coast of the Indian Ocean. About half of Myanmar is covered with forests. Some of the forests are jungles. Myanmar is home to animals such as elephants, buffaloes, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes. |
| myself |
If you say "I can see myself in the mirror," it means that you see someone in the mirror and that person is you. [2 definitions] |
| mystery |
A mystery is something that we are not able to know or explain. [2 definitions] |
| nail |
A nail is a thin, round stick of metal that has a point at one end and a flat top on the other. You hammer nails into pieces of wood, a wall, or other material in order to hold things together or hold something up. [2 definitions] |
| name |
A person's name is what we call that person. David, Sam, and Maria are examples of names for people. We usually give names to our pets too. Places and things also have names. [3 definitions] |
| Namibia |
Namibia is a country in Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Its neighbors are South Africa and Angola. Much of Namibia is desert, but it is home to many kinds of animals including zebras, buffaloes, rhinoceroses, and big cats. There are also many different kinds of bats, beetles, spiders, and lizards. |
| nap1 |
A nap is a short period of sleep during the day. Babies and young children always take naps, but older people sometimes take them too. |
| napkin |
A napkin is a piece of cloth or paper that you use to keep your mouth, hands, and clothes clean while you eat. |
| narrow |
When something is narrow, it is not wide. |
| nasty |
When someone is nasty, it means that they are mean, rude, or not kind. [3 definitions] |
| nation |
A nation is a country made up of people who live under their own government. |
| national |
When something is national, it has to do with the whole country, not just one part of it. [2 definitions] |
| Native American |
A Native American is someone who is related to people who came to live in North America and South America a very long time ago, before the people from Europe began to arrive on these continents. Native Americans are also sometimes called American Indians. Native Americans live in many parts of North and South America. |
| natural |
When something is natural, it has to do with nature or is part of the way nature works. When we talk about natural things, we are usually talking about things that are not made by humans. [3 definitions] |
| naturalist |
A naturalist is a person who studies things in nature, especially plants and animals. |
| nature |
Nature is everything in the world not made by people. Animals, plants, water, and air are parts of nature. [2 definitions] |
| Nauru |
Nauru is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Nauru is one of the smallest countries in the world. Mining has been the most important way of making a living in Nauru. There is little land for farming on the island, so most food comes from other countries. People fish in the ocean, though, so there is fresh fish to eat. |
| near |
When something is near something else, it is close to it. If you live near your school, you can probably walk there. If you live near the ocean, you can probably go to the beach often. [2 definitions] |