Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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meal
meals noun
food eaten at
a particular
time of the day.

An evening meal.

mean
adjective

1 unkind or unpleasant.

mean
mean meaning meant verb
to have in your mind
as your purpose.
What did you mean by that?

meaning
meanings noun
the explanation behind what
something says or what
it is about.
She didn’t understand
the meaning of the joke.

meanwhile
adverb
at the same time.
Put the pasta on to boil, and
meanwhile, make the sauce.

measure
measures measuring measured
verb

to find out how big or how
heavy something is.

N say mezh-ur
measurement noun

meat

noun

the parts of an animal that

can be eaten.

meat

kebabs

mechanic

mechanics noun

a person who makes and

repairs engines

and machines.

mechanical

adjective

worked by a machine.

A mechanical toy.

medal

medals noun

a piece of metal that looks

like a large coin hanging on

a ribbon. Medals are awarded

to people for

something

special that

they have done.

war medal

medical

adjective

having to do with medicine

or doctors.

Medical school.

medicine

medicines noun

a substance given

to a sick person

to help make

them better.

N say med-i-sin

medieval

adjective

coming from the historical

period between

the 12th and

15th centuries.

medieval

costume

N say

med-ee-ee-val

medium

adjective

an average size, not

particularly large or small.

meet

meets meeting met verb

to come face-to-face with

another person.

I meet my friend at

the bus stop every day.

meeting noun

melody

melodies noun

a tune.

Do you recognize this melody?

melodic adjective

melon

melons noun

a round yellow or green fruit

with a tough skin, soft flesh,

and many seeds.

melt

melts melting melted verb

to turn from a solid to

a liquid when heated.

The butter melted quickly

in the hot pan.

melt

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