| Mother's Day |
Mother's Day is a holiday that is celebrated in May every year. On Mother's Day, people do nice things for their mothers and often give them flowers or other presents. |
| motion |
When we talk about motion, we are talking about things moving or how they move. When something is still, there is no motion. [2 definitions] |
| motor |
A motor is a machine that causes something to move or have the power to work. Cars, electric fans, and washing machines are some things that have motors. |
| motorcycle |
A motorcycle is something that people ride on. It has two wheels like a bicycle, but it is heavy and has a powerful engine that makes it go. A motorcycle can travel very fast. |
| mountain |
A mountain is a very high piece of land. A mountain goes up much higher than a hill, and it is hard for most people to climb. Low mountains are often covered with forest. Higher mountains are all rock at the top. Sometimes a mountain is so high that it always has snow on the top. |
| mouse |
A mouse is a very small animal with gray or brown fur. A mouse has sharp teeth and a long, thin tail. [2 definitions] |
| mouth |
Your mouth is the part of your body that you put food into and where you chew food. You also speak and breathe through your mouth. [3 definitions] |
| move |
When you move, you change where you are. You go to another place. [4 definitions] |
| movement |
Movement is change in the position or location of something. When we talk about things like running, jumping, flying, dancing, and spinning, we are talking about movement. [2 definitions] |
| movie |
A movie is something you watch and listen to. It tells stories or teaches us things. Like a book, a movie can be exciting, funny, happy, or sad. A movie is made up of many pictures or patterns of light that change quickly and make us believe that the things and people we are seeing are really moving. |
| movie theater |
A movie theater is a place where you can go to see a movie on a large screen. There are many seats, and a lot of people come to watch the movie. Usually, you have to pay money for a ticket to get into the theater. |
| mow1 |
When you mow grass, you cut it to make it shorter. |
| Mozambique |
Mozambique is a country in Africa. It is on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Some of its neighbors are South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. Mozambique is home to many kinds of animals, including cheetahs, leopards, snakes, elephants, monkeys, baboons, and giraffes. Near the coast of Mozambique, the sea is home to whales, dolphins, and seals. |
| Mr. |
Mr. is a short way to write the word "Mister." We often use "Mister" before a man's last name to be polite. If your school principal's name is Wesley Jackson, you probably call him "Mister Jackson," and you write his name as "Mr. Jackson." |
| 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. |