| knotted | (adjective) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | Synonyms: gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotty |
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| (adjective) tied with a knot | - |
| knottiness | (noun) puzzling complexity | Synonyms: complicatedness, complication, tortuousness |
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| knotty | (adjective) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | Synonyms: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous |
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| (adjective) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | Synonyms: gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotted |
| (adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | Synonyms: baffling, elusive, problematic, problematical, tough |
| (adjective) tangled in knots or snarls | Synonyms: snarled, snarly |
| knout | (noun) a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners | - |
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| know | (noun) the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people | - |
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| (verb) be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object | - |
| (verb) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about | Synonyms: cognise, cognize |
| (verb) know how to do or perform something | - |
| (verb) have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations | Synonyms: experience, live |
| (verb) accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority | Synonyms: acknowledge, recognise, recognize |
| (verb) know the nature or character of | - |
| (verb) be able to distinguish, recognize as being different | - |
| (verb) perceive as familiar | - |
| (verb) have fixed in the mind | - |
| (verb) have sexual intercourse with | Synonyms: bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with |
| knowable | (adjective) capable of being known | Synonyms: cognisable, cognizable, cognoscible |
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| knower | (noun) a person who knows or apprehends | Synonyms: apprehender |
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| knowing | (adjective) highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | Synonyms: knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read |
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| (adjective) evidencing the possession of inside information | Synonyms: wise, wise to |
| (adjective) characterized by conscious design or purpose | Synonyms: deliberate, intentional |
| (adjective) alert and fully informed | Synonyms: knowledgeable |
| (noun) a clear and certain mental apprehension | - |
| knowingly | (adverb) with full knowledge and deliberation | Synonyms: wittingly |
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| knowingness | (noun) having knowledge of | Synonyms: awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness |
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| (noun) shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge | - |
| knowledge | (noun) the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | Synonyms: cognition, noesis |
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| knowledgeability | (noun) wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge | Synonyms: initiation, knowledgeableness |
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| knowledgeable | (adjective) highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | Synonyms: knowing, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read |
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| (adjective) thoroughly acquainted through study or experience | Synonyms: intimate, versed |
| (adjective) alert and fully informed | Synonyms: knowing |
| knowledgeableness | (noun) wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge | Synonyms: initiation, knowledgeability |
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| known | (adjective) apprehended with certainty | - |
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| koinonia | (noun) Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community | - |
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| lanolin | (noun) an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) | - |
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| (noun) a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics | Synonyms: wool fat, wool grease |
| lanthanoid | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanide, lanthanon, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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| lanthanon | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanide, lanthanoid, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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| larcenous | (noun) having a disposition to steal | Synonyms: thievishness |
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| laryngostenosis | (noun) abnormal narrowing of the larynx | - |
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| lecanopteris | (noun) any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants | - |
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| lecanora | (noun) any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food | - |
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| leflunomide | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium | Synonyms: Arava |
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| leguminous | (adjective) relating to or consisting of legumes | - |
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| lentiginose | (adjective) relating to or covered with or resembling freckles | Synonyms: freckled, lentiginous |
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| lentiginous | (adjective) relating to or covered with or resembling freckles | Synonyms: freckled, lentiginose |
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| libidinous | (adjective) driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | Synonyms: lascivious, lewd, lustful |
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| lignosae | (noun) a category in some early taxonomies | - |
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| limnological | (adjective) of or relating to limnology | - |
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| limnologically | (adverb) with regard to or concerning limnology | - |
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| limnologist | (noun) a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes | - |
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| limnology | (noun) the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties | - |
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| lino | (noun) a floor covering | Synonyms: linoleum |
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| linocut | (noun) a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum | - |
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| (noun) a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum | - |
| linoleum | (noun) a floor covering | Synonyms: lino |
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| lisinopril | (noun) an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks | Synonyms: Prinivil, Zestril |
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| llano | (noun) an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) | - |
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| luminosity | (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | Synonyms: brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminousness |
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| luminous | (adjective) softly bright or radiant | Synonyms: aglow, lambent, lucent |
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| luminousness | (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | Synonyms: brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity |
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| lymphadenoma | (noun) an abnormally enlarged lymph node | - |
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| lymphadenopathy | (noun) chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) | - |
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| macroeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to macroeconomics | - |
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| macroeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy | - |
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| macroeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in macroeconomics | Synonyms: macroeconomic expert |
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| madrono | (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrona, manzanita |
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| magnolia | (noun) any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms | - |
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| (noun) dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine | - |
| magnoliopsid | (noun) flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside | Synonyms: dicot, dicotyledon, exogen |
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| malinois | (noun) fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog | - |
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| malnourish | (verb) provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment | Synonyms: undernourish |
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| malnourished | (adjective) not being provided with adequate nourishment | - |
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| malnourishment | (noun) not having enough food to develop or function normally | Synonyms: undernourishment |
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| manoeuver | (verb) perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre, operate |
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| (verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | Synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuvre, point, steer |
| (verb) act in order to achieve a certain goal | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre |
| manoeuvrability | (noun) the quality of being maneuverable | Synonyms: maneuverability |
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| manoeuvrable | (adjective) capable of maneuvering or changing position | Synonyms: maneuverable |
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| manoeuvre | (noun) a move made to gain a tactical end | Synonyms: maneuver, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre |
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| (noun) an action aimed at evading an opponent | Synonyms: evasive action, maneuver |
| (noun) a military training exercise | Synonyms: maneuver, simulated military operation |
| (noun) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill | Synonyms: maneuver, play |
| (noun) a plan for attaining a particular goal | Synonyms: maneuver, tactic, tactics |
| (verb) perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuver, operate |
| (verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | Synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, point, steer |
| (verb) act in order to achieve a certain goal | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuver |
| manoeuvrer | (noun) a person skilled in maneuvering | Synonyms: maneuverer |
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| manometer | (noun) a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas | - |
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| manor | (noun) the mansion of a lord or wealthy person | Synonyms: manor house |
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| (noun) the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it) | - |
| manorial | (adjective) of or relating to or based on the manor | - |
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| maraschino | (noun) cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur | Synonyms: maraschino cherry |
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| (noun) distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries | Synonyms: maraschino liqueur |
| marginocephalian | (noun) includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs | Synonyms: Marginocephalia, suborder Marginocephalia |
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| melanoblast | (noun) an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte | - |
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| melanocyte | (noun) a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone | - |
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| melanoderma | (noun) abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin | - |
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| melanoma | (noun) any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes | Synonyms: malignant melanoma |
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| melanosis | (noun) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) | Synonyms: melanism |
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| membranophone | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, tympan |
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| membranous | (adjective) relating to or made of or similar to a membrane | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane) | Synonyms: membrane-forming |
| menopausal | (adjective) of or relating to the menopause | - |
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| menopause | (noun) the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | Synonyms: change of life, climacteric |
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| menorah | (noun) (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival | - |
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| menorrhagia | (noun) abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged | Synonyms: hypermenorrhea |
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| menorrhea | (noun) flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years | Synonyms: menstrual blood, menstrual flow |
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| merino | (noun) white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality | Synonyms: merino sheep |
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| mestranol | (noun) a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives | - |
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| metaknowledge | (noun) knowledge about knowledge | - |
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| metaproterenol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Alupent |
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| methanogen | (noun) archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas | - |
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| methanol | (noun) a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol | Synonyms: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit |
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| metronome | (noun) clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music | - |
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| microeconomic | (adjective) of or relating to microeconomics | - |
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| microeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms | - |
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| microeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in microeconomics | Synonyms: microeconomic expert |
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| midafternoon | (noun) the middle part of the afternoon | - |
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| mignonette | (noun) Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance | Synonyms: Reseda odorata, sweet reseda |
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| minnow | (noun) very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams | Synonyms: Phoxinus phoxinus |
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| minocycline | (noun) tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections | Synonyms: Minocin |
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| minor | (adjective) inferior in number or size or amount | - |
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| (adjective) lesser in scope or effect | - |
| (adjective) not of legal age | Synonyms: nonaged, underage |
| (adjective) (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees | - |
| (adjective) of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization | - |
| (adjective) of lesser importance or stature or rank | - |
| (adjective) of lesser seriousness or danger | - |
| (adjective) of the younger of two boys with the same family name | - |
| (adjective) relatively moderate, limited, or small | Synonyms: modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale, small |
| (adjective) warranting only temporal punishment | Synonyms: venial |
| (noun) a young person of either sex | Synonyms: child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster |
| (verb) have as one's secondary field of study | - |
| minority | (noun) being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts | - |
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| (noun) a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part | - |
| (noun) any age prior to the legal age | Synonyms: nonage |
| minors | (noun) a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) | Synonyms: bush league, minor league |
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| minoxidil | (noun) a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness | Synonyms: Loniten, Rogaine |
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| misdemeanor | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infraction, infringement, misdemeanour, violation |
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| misdemeanour | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, violation |
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| misnomer | (noun) an incorrect or unsuitable name | - |
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| misogynous | (adjective) hating women in particular | Synonyms: misogynistic |
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| mispronounce | (verb) pronounce a word incorrectly | Synonyms: misspeak |
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| mono | (adjective) designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel | Synonyms: monophonic, single-channel |
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| (noun) an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing | Synonyms: glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mononucleosis |
| monoamine | (noun) a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter) | - |
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