mint | (verb) form by stamping, punching, or printing | Synonyms: coin, strike |
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mire | (verb) soil with mud, muck, or mire | Synonyms: muck, muck up, mud |
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(verb) be unable to move further | Synonyms: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt |
(verb) cause to get stuck as if in a mire | Synonyms: bog down |
(verb) entrap | Synonyms: entangle |
mirror | (verb) reflect or resemble | - |
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(verb) reflect as if in a mirror | - |
misaddress | (verb) put a wrong address on | Synonyms: misdirect |
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misadvise | (verb) give bad advice to | Synonyms: misguide |
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misalign | (verb) align imperfectly or badly | - |
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misally | (verb) make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately | - |
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misapply | (verb) apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly | Synonyms: misuse |
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misapprehend | (verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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misappropriate | (verb) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | Synonyms: defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate |
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misbehave | (verb) behave badly | Synonyms: misconduct, misdemean |
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misbelieve | (verb) hold a false or unorthodox belief | - |
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miscalculate | (verb) calculate incorrectly | Synonyms: misestimate |
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(verb) to reckon wrongly | Synonyms: misestimate |
miscall | (verb) assign in incorrect name to | Synonyms: misname |
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miscarry | (verb) suffer a miscarriage | - |
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(verb) be unsuccessful | Synonyms: fail, go wrong |
miscast | (verb) cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role | - |
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miscegenate | (verb) marry or cohabit with a person of another race | - |
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misconceive | (verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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misconduct | (verb) manage badly or incompetently | Synonyms: mishandle, mismanage |
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(verb) behave badly | Synonyms: misbehave, misdemean |
misconstrue | (verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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miscount | (verb) count wrongly | - |
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miscreate | (verb) shape or form or make badly | - |
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misdate | (verb) assign the wrong date to | - |
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misdeal | (verb) deal cards wrongly | - |
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misdeliver | (verb) deliver to the wrong address | - |
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misdemean | (verb) behave badly | Synonyms: misbehave, misconduct |
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misdirect | (verb) put a wrong address on | Synonyms: misaddress |
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(verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | Synonyms: lead astray, misguide, mislead |
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate |
misdo | (verb) do wrongly or improperly | - |
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misestimate | (verb) calculate incorrectly | Synonyms: miscalculate |
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(verb) to reckon wrongly | Synonyms: miscalculate |
misfire | (verb) fail to fire or detonate | - |
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misfunction | (verb) fail to function or function improperly | Synonyms: malfunction |
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misgauge | (verb) gauge something incorrectly or improperly | - |
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misgive | (verb) suggest fear or doubt | - |
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misgovern | (verb) govern badly | - |
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misguide | (verb) give bad advice to | Synonyms: misadvise |
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(verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | Synonyms: lead astray, misdirect, mislead |
mishandle | (verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil |
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(verb) manage badly or incompetently | Synonyms: misconduct, mismanage |
misidentify | (verb) identify incorrectly | Synonyms: mistake |
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misinform | (verb) give false or misleading information to | Synonyms: mislead |
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misinterpret | (verb) interpret wrongly | Synonyms: misread |
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(verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand |
(verb) interpret falsely | - |
misjudge | (verb) judge incorrectly | - |
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mislay | (verb) place (something) where one cannot find it again | Synonyms: misplace |
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mislead | (verb) give false or misleading information to | Synonyms: misinform |
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(verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | Synonyms: lead astray, misdirect, misguide |
mismanage | (verb) manage badly or incompetently | Synonyms: misconduct, mishandle |
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mismarry | (verb) marry an unsuitable partner | - |
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mismatch | (verb) match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together | - |
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mismate | (verb) provide with an unsuitable mate | - |
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misname | (verb) assign in incorrect name to | Synonyms: miscall |
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misperceive | (verb) perceive incorrectly | - |
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misplace | (verb) place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position | - |
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(verb) place (something) where one cannot find it again | Synonyms: mislay |
misplay | (verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner | - |
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(verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note | - |
misprint | (verb) print incorrectly | - |
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mispronounce | (verb) pronounce a word incorrectly | Synonyms: misspeak |
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misquote | (verb) quote incorrectly | - |
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misread | (verb) interpret wrongly | Synonyms: misinterpret |
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(verb) read or interpret wrongly | - |
misremember | (verb) remember incorrectly | - |
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misrepresent | (verb) represent falsely | Synonyms: belie |
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(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception | Synonyms: cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, wangle |
miss | (verb) leave undone or leave out | Synonyms: drop, leave out, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit |
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(verb) fail to experience | Synonyms: escape |
(verb) fail to reach | - |
(verb) feel or suffer from the lack of | - |
(verb) fail to reach or get to | - |
(verb) fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | Synonyms: lose |
(verb) be without | Synonyms: lack |
(verb) fail to attend an event or activity | - |
(verb) be absent | - |
misspeak | (verb) pronounce a word incorrectly | Synonyms: mispronounce |
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misspell | (verb) spell incorrectly | - |
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misspend | (verb) spend (money or other resources) unwisely | - |
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(verb) spend time badly or unwisely | - |
misstate | (verb) state something incorrectly | - |
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mist | (verb) become covered with mist | Synonyms: mist over |
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(verb) spray finely or cover with mist | - |
(verb) make less visible or unclear | Synonyms: becloud, befog, cloud, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure |
mistake | (verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect | Synonyms: err, slip |
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(verb) identify incorrectly | Synonyms: misidentify |
mistime | (verb) time incorrectly | - |
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mistranslate | (verb) translate incorrectly | - |
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mistreat | (verb) treat badly | Synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, step |
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mistrust | (verb) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | Synonyms: distrust, suspect |
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misunderstand | (verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret |
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misuse | (verb) change the inherent purpose or function of something | Synonyms: abuse, pervert |
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(verb) apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly | Synonyms: misapply |
miter | (verb) bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint | - |
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(verb) fit together in a miter joint | - |
(verb) confer a miter on (a bishop) | - |
mitigate | (verb) to temper | - |
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(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | Synonyms: extenuate, palliate |
mix | (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge |
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(verb) add as an additional element or part | Synonyms: mix in |
(verb) combine (electronic signals) | - |
(verb) to bring or combine together or with something else | Synonyms: amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify |
(verb) mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | Synonyms: ruffle, shuffle |
(verb) open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups | Synonyms: desegregate, integrate |
mizzle | (verb) rain lightly | Synonyms: drizzle |
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moan | (verb) indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure | Synonyms: groan |
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mob | (verb) press tightly together or cram | Synonyms: jam, pack, pile, throng |
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mobilise | (verb) cause to move around | Synonyms: mobilize |
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(verb) make ready for action or use | Synonyms: marshal, mobilize, summon |
(verb) get ready for war | Synonyms: mobilize |
(verb) call to arms; of military personnel | Synonyms: call up, mobilize, rally |
mobilize | (verb) cause to move around | Synonyms: mobilise |
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(verb) make ready for action or use | Synonyms: marshal, mobilise, summon |
(verb) get ready for war | Synonyms: mobilise |
(verb) call to arms; of military personnel | Synonyms: call up, mobilise, rally |
mock | (verb) treat with contempt | Synonyms: bemock |
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(verb) imitate with mockery and derision | - |
model | (verb) form in clay, wax, etc | Synonyms: mold, mould |
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(verb) construct a model in the likeness of | Synonyms: mock up |
(verb) plan or create according to a model or models | Synonyms: pattern |
(verb) create a representation or simulation of | Synonyms: simulate |
(verb) display (clothes) as a mannequin | - |
(verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes | Synonyms: pose, posture, sit |
moderate | (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: mollify, season, temper |
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(verb) make less fast or intense | - |
(verb) preside over | Synonyms: chair, lead |
(verb) make less strong or intense; soften | Synonyms: tame, tone down |
(verb) make less severe or harsh | Synonyms: mince, soften |
(verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in |
modernise | (verb) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | Synonyms: modernize, overhaul |
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(verb) become technologically advanced | Synonyms: develop, modernize |
modernize | (verb) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | Synonyms: modernise, overhaul |
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(verb) become technologically advanced | Synonyms: develop, modernise |
modify | (verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme | - |
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(verb) add a modifier to a constituent | Synonyms: qualify |
(verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | Synonyms: alter, change |
modulate | (verb) adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of | - |
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(verb) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of | Synonyms: regulate |
(verb) vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) | - |
(verb) vary the pitch of one's speech | Synonyms: inflect, tone |
(verb) change the key of, in music | - |
moil | (verb) moisten or soil | - |
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(verb) be agitated | Synonyms: boil, churn, roil |
(verb) work hard | Synonyms: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail |
moisten | (verb) make moist | Synonyms: dampen, wash |
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(verb) moisten with fine drops | Synonyms: drizzle |
moisturise | (verb) make (more) humid | Synonyms: humidify, moisturize |
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moisturize | (verb) make (more) humid | Synonyms: humidify, moisturise |
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mold | (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity | Synonyms: mildew, mould |
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(verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mould, regulate, shape |
(verb) fit tightly, follow the contours of | Synonyms: mould |
(verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold | Synonyms: cast, mould |
(verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape, work |
(verb) form in clay, wax, etc | Synonyms: model, mould |
molder | (verb) break down | Synonyms: decompose, moulder, rot |
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molest | (verb) annoy continually or chronically | Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke |
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(verb) harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to | - |
mollify | (verb) make less rigid or softer | - |
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(verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: moderate, season, temper |
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate |
mollycoddle | (verb) treat with excessive indulgence | Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, pamper, spoil |
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molt | (verb) cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | Synonyms: exuviate, moult, shed, slough |
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monetise | (verb) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country | Synonyms: monetize |
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monetize | (verb) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country | Synonyms: monetise |
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monger | (verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place | Synonyms: hawk, huckster, peddle, pitch, vend |
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mongrelise | (verb) cause to become a mongrel | Synonyms: mongrelize |
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mongrelize | (verb) cause to become a mongrel | Synonyms: mongrelise |
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monish | (verb) advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | Synonyms: admonish, discourage, warn |
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(verb) warn strongly; put on guard | Synonyms: admonish, caution |