Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

minor

adjective

small or unimportant.

A minor fault delayed

the plane’s departure.

N opposite major

minority noun

minus

preposition

subtract or less.

8 minus 5 equals 3.

N opposite plus

minus

minuses noun

a symbol in mathematics

that means

subtract.

minus adjective

minute

minutes noun

a measurement of time that

lasts 60 seconds. There are

60 minutes in an hour.

N say min-it

minute

adjective

extremely small.

A minute bead.

N say my-noot

miracle

miracles noun

a sudden, wonderful event

that sometimes makes a bad

situation better.

Her recovery after the accident

was a miracle.

N say mir-u-kuhl

miraculous adjective

mirage

mirages noun

something that looks real

from far away, but is not

there when you get closer to it.

The lake that they saw in the

desert was only a mirage.

N say -mi-razh

mirror

mirrors noun

a shiny surface,

usually made

of glass. Mirrors

reflect the images

of things placed

in front of them.

mischievous

adjective

playful in a way that can

be annoying.

The mischievous cat knocked

over the plant.

N say mis-chuh-vus

mischievously adverb

miserable

adjective

very sad or unhappy.

miss

misses missing missed verb

1 to fail to meet, reach,

or hit something that you

are aiming at.

He threw the ball at the target,

but missed it.

2 to be sad because someone

is not there.

I will miss you.

3 to fail to keep, have, or

attend something.

She has missed school for three

weeks now.

mist

mists noun

a cloud of tiny water drops

in the air.

misty adjective

mistake

mistakes noun

something that someone

does wrong.

mistaken adjective

mix

mixes mixing mixed verb

to combine two

or more things

together.

mixture noun

moan

moans moaning moaned verb

to complain or to make

a long, low, groaning noise

because of pain or sadness.

moat

moats noun

a deep ditch filled with water

that surrounds a castle.

mobile

adjective

able to move or be

carried around.

A mobile library.

mobile

mobiles noun

a decoration made of small

objects hanging

on strings.

model

models noun

1 a small copy of something

larger.

A model of an airplane.

model adjective

2 a person who demonstrates

clothes or other things that

are for sale.

A fashion model.

3 a person who poses for

photographs or for an artist.

minor