| macroelement | (noun) a chemical element required in relatively large quantities for the normal physiologic processes of the body. | Synonyms: major mineral |
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| maidservant | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, housemaid, maid |
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| maladjustment | (noun) the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability | - |
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| malcontent | (noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted | - |
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| malfeasant | (noun) one guilty of malfeasance | - |
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| malignment | (noun) slanderous defamation | Synonyms: smear, vilification |
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| malnourishment | (noun) not having enough food to develop or function normally | Synonyms: undernourishment |
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| maltreatment | (noun) cruel or inhumane treatment | Synonyms: abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage |
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| management | (noun) the act of managing something | Synonyms: direction |
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| (noun) those in charge of running a business | - |
| manhunt | (noun) an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) | - |
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| manservant | (noun) a man servant | - |
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| mastodont | (noun) extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth | Synonyms: mastodon |
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| maturement | (noun) coming to full development; becoming mature | Synonyms: maturation, ripening |
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| measurement | (noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measure, measuring, mensuration |
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| mediant | (noun) (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant | - |
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| medicament | (noun) (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease | Synonyms: medication, medicinal drug, medicine |
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| mendicant | (noun) a pauper who lives by begging | Synonyms: beggar |
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| (noun) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms | Synonyms: friar |
| merchant | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchandiser |
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| merriment | (noun) activities that are enjoyable or amusing | Synonyms: fun, playfulness |
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| (noun) a gay feeling | Synonyms: gaiety |
| mezzotint | (noun) print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade | - |
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| micronutrient | (noun) a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals) | - |
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| microprint | (noun) extremely small print, read by a magnifying device. | - |
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| midpoint | (noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | Synonyms: center, centre |
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| migrant | (noun) traveler who moves from one region or country to another | Synonyms: migrator |
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| militainment | (noun) entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated | - |
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| militant | (noun) a militant reformer | Synonyms: activist |
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| milliequivalent | (noun) one-thousandth of an equivalent | Synonyms: meq |
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| ministrant | (noun) someone who serves as a minister | - |
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| mint | (noun) a plant where money is coined by authority of the government | - |
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| (noun) a candy that is flavored with a mint oil | Synonyms: mint candy |
| (noun) the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied | - |
| (noun) any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers | - |
| (noun) any member of the mint family of plants | - |
| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| misalignment | (noun) the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned | - |
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| miscount | (noun) an inaccurate count | - |
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| miscreant | (noun) a person without moral scruples | Synonyms: reprobate |
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| misgovernment | (noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest | Synonyms: misrule |
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| mismanagement | (noun) management that is careless or inefficient | Synonyms: misdirection |
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| misplacement | (noun) faulty position | Synonyms: malposition |
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| misprint | (noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | Synonyms: erratum, literal, literal error, typo, typographical error |
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| misstatement | (noun) a statement that contains a mistake | - |
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| mistreatment | (noun) the practice of treating (someone or something) badly | - |
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| moment | (noun) having important effects or influence | Synonyms: consequence, import |
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| (noun) the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value | - |
| (noun) a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) | - |
| (noun) a particular point in time | Synonyms: instant, minute, second |
| (noun) an indefinitely short time | Synonyms: bit, minute, mo, second |
| (noun) at this time | Synonyms: here and now, present moment |
| monument | (noun) a structure erected to commemorate persons or events | Synonyms: memorial |
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| (noun) a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | Synonyms: repository |
| (noun) an important site that is marked and preserved as public property | - |
| mordant | (noun) a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process | - |
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| mount | (noun) the act of climbing something | Synonyms: climb |
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| (noun) a lightweight horse kept for riding only | Synonyms: riding horse, saddle horse |
| (noun) something forming a back that is added for strengthening | Synonyms: backing |
| (noun) a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place | Synonyms: setting |
| (noun) a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | Synonyms: mountain |
| movement | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location | Synonyms: motility, motion, move |
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| (noun) the act of changing the location of something | - |
| (noun) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | Synonyms: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort |
| (noun) the act of changing location from one place to another | Synonyms: motion, move |
| (noun) the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) | - |
| (noun) a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | Synonyms: drift, trend |
| (noun) a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata | - |
| (noun) a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | Synonyms: motion |
| (noun) a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals | Synonyms: front, social movement |
| (noun) an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object | Synonyms: apparent motion, apparent movement, motion |
| (noun) a euphemism for defecation | Synonyms: bm, bowel movement |
| mutant | (noun) an animal that has undergone mutation | - |
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| (noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | Synonyms: mutation, sport, variation |
| nauseant | (noun) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: emetic, vomit, vomitive |
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| needlepoint | (noun) embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry | Synonyms: needlepoint embroidery |
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| (noun) lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern | Synonyms: point lace |
| negotiant | (noun) someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) | Synonyms: negotiator, treater |
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| newsagent | (noun) someone who sells newspapers | Synonyms: newsdealer, newsstand operator, newsvendor |
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| newsprint | (noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper |
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| nonaccomplishment | (noun) an act that does not achieve its intended goal | Synonyms: nonachievement |
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| nonachievement | (noun) an act that does not achieve its intended goal | Synonyms: nonaccomplishment |
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| nonalignment | (noun) people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: nonalinement |
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| nonalinement | (noun) people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: nonalignment |
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| noncombatant | (noun) a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon) | - |
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| noncompliant | (noun) a person who refuses to comply | Synonyms: balker, baulker |
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| nondevelopment | (noun) failure of normal development to occur | - |
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| nonevent | (noun) an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected | - |
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| nonparticipant | (noun) a person who does not participate | - |
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| nonpayment | (noun) the deliberate act of failing to pay money | Synonyms: evasion |
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| (noun) loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid | Synonyms: default, nonremittal |
| (noun) act of failing to meet a financial obligation | Synonyms: default, nonremittal |
| nonresident | (noun) someone who does not live in a particular place | - |
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| nosecount | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: census, nose count |
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| nourishment | (noun) the act of nourishing | - |
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| (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
| nutrient | (noun) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue | Synonyms: food |
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| (noun) any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis | - |
| nutriment | (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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| obstruent | (noun) a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth | - |
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| obtainment | (noun) the act of obtaining | Synonyms: obtention |
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| occident | (noun) the hemisphere that includes North America and South America | Synonyms: western hemisphere |
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| occupant | (noun) someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there | Synonyms: occupier, resident |
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| occurrent | (noun) an event that happens | Synonyms: happening, natural event, occurrence |
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| oceanfront | (noun) land bordering an ocean | - |
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| octant | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration | - |
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| oddment | (noun) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | Synonyms: end, remainder, remnant |
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| (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | Synonyms: curio, curiosity, oddity, peculiarity, rarity |
| officiant | (noun) a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service | - |
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| offprint | (noun) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication | Synonyms: reprint, separate |
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| ointment | (noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | Synonyms: balm, salve, unction, unguent |
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| (noun) toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin | Synonyms: cream, emollient |
| opponent | (noun) someone who offers opposition | Synonyms: adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister |
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| (noun) a contestant that you are matched against | Synonyms: opposite, opposition |
| orient | (noun) the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia | Synonyms: eastern hemisphere |
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| ornament | (noun) something used to beautify | Synonyms: decoration, ornamentation |
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| orpiment | (noun) a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic | - |
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| outpatient | (noun) a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated | - |
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| overachievement | (noun) better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) | - |
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| overgarment | (noun) a garment worn over other garments | Synonyms: outer garment |
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| overpayment | (noun) the act of paying too much | - |
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| (noun) a payment larger than needed or expected | - |
| overprint | (noun) something added by overprinting | Synonyms: surprint |
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| overrefinement | (noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | Synonyms: distortion, straining, torture, twisting |
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| overstatement | (noun) making to seem more important than it really is | Synonyms: exaggeration, magnification |
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| oxidant | (noun) a substance that oxidizes another substance | Synonyms: oxidiser, oxidizer, oxidizing agent |
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| oxtant | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant | - |
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| pageant | (noun) an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes | Synonyms: pageantry |
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| (noun) a rich and spectacular ceremony | Synonyms: pageantry |
| paint | (noun) a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | Synonyms: pigment |
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| (noun) makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks | Synonyms: blush, blusher, rouge |
| (noun) (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court | Synonyms: key |
| pant | (noun) a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open | Synonyms: gasp |
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| (noun) (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately | Synonyms: pair of trousers, trousers |
| (noun) the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) | - |
| parchment | (noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | Synonyms: lambskin, sheepskin |
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| (noun) a superior paper resembling sheepskin | - |
| parent | (noun) an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained | - |
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| (noun) a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian | - |
| parliament | (noun) a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards | Synonyms: fantan, sevens |
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| (noun) a legislative assembly in certain countries | - |
| participant | (noun) someone who takes part in an activity | Synonyms: player |
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| (noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | Synonyms: player |
| patent | (noun) an official document granting a right or privilege | Synonyms: letters patent |
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| (noun) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention | Synonyms: patent of invention |
| patient | (noun) the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | Synonyms: affected role, patient role |
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| (noun) a person who requires medical care | - |
| pavement | (noun) the paved surface of a thoroughfare | Synonyms: paving |
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| (noun) walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | Synonyms: sidewalk |
| (noun) material used to pave an area | Synonyms: paving, paving material |
| payment | (noun) the act of paying money | Synonyms: defrayal, defrayment |
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| (noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind | Synonyms: requital |
| (noun) a sum of money paid or a claim discharged | - |
| peasant | (noun) a country person | Synonyms: bucolic, provincial |
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| (noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Synonyms: barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tike, tyke |
| (noun) one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers | - |