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

motor

motors noun

a machine that supplies

power to objects to move

them or make them work.

motorcycle

motorcycles noun

a two-wheeled vehicle that

is powered by a motor.

motorist

motorists noun

a person who drives a

car regularly.

mound

mounds noun

a small hill, or a pile.

There is a mound of dirt

at the end of the mole’s tunnel.

mountain

mountains noun

an area of land that rises

up to a great height.

mountainous adjective

mourn

mourns mourning mourned verb

to be sad because someone

has died.

N say morn

mouth

mouths noun

1 the opening in your face

that you use

for eating

and talking.

2 the end of a

river where it meets the sea.

move

moves moving moved verb

to go from one place to

another, or to make

something change position.

movement noun

moving

adjective

making you feel emotions,

especially sympathy.

movie

movies noun

a moving picture.

mow

mows mowing

mowed verb

to cut grass.

Mowing the lawn.

N rhymes with go

mud

noun

soft, wet earth.

muddy adjective

muddle

muddles noun

a confusing or messy

situation.

muddle verb

mug

mugs noun

a large cup without a saucer.

multiply

multiplies multiplying multiplied

verb

to increase a number or

an amount of something

by adding it to itself

several times.

Nine multiplied by five

equals forty-five.

multiplication noun

murder

murders murdering murdered

verb

to kill someone deliberately.

murmur

murmurs noun

a quiet, whispering sound.

murmur verb

muscle

muscles noun

the fleshy parts

of your body that

help it to move.

N say mus-suhl

muscular adjective

museum

museums noun

a place where objects from

other times and places,

or of special interest,

are displayed.

N say myoo-zee-um

mushroom

mushrooms noun

a common fungus

that grows in

warm, damp

areas. Some

mushrooms

can be eaten,

but others are

poisonous.

music

noun

the sound that people make

when they sing or play

musical instruments.

motor

mouse

mice noun

1 a small, furry mammal

from the rodent family. Mice

have large front teeth that

they use to gnaw food. Mice

mainly eat plants,

but sometimes

they eat small

animals and

insects, too.

munch

munches munching munched verb

to make a crunching noise

while eating something.

Munching lettuce.

2 a control switch for

a computer that can be used

to move things around on

a computer screen.

mouth

field mushrooms

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