| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| mood | how you feel in your mind. You can be in a good mood when you are happy or in a bad mood when something has made you cross or unhappy |
| moor | a large open piece of land where nothing much grows except heather. The same word also means to fasten a boat or shop to the land |
| mop | pieces of sponge or thick cotton fastened on a long stick, used to clean floors or wash dishes |
| morning | the time between dawn and midday |
| mortar | a mixture of cement, sand and water used in building to make bricks stick together |
| mosaic | a pattern or picture made by arranging lots of small pieces of coloured glass or stones |
| mosquito | a small flying insect that bites |
| moss | a very small green plant that looks like velvet. It grows close to the ground in damp places, especially in the woods |
| moth | an insect rather like a butterfly, except that it only flies at night. The grubs of some small moths eat holes in your clothes |
| mother | a woman who has a family |
| motor | a machine which makes something work or move |
| motorbike | a kind of heavy bicycle with a motor |
| motorway | a special road for fast traffic |
| motto | a short saying which gives a rule for behaviour such as Be prepared |
| mould | a container into which you pour liquid that will get hard, and will have the shape of the container when you turn it out. The same word also means to get up on something, like a horse or a bicycle |
| mound | a heap of stones or earth; a small rounded hill |
| mount | another word for mountain. The same word also means to get up on something, like a horse or a bicycle |
| mountain | a very high hill |
| mourn | to sorrow, lament, deplore, grieve for |
| mouse | a little animal with a long tail and sharp teeth |
| moustache | (say mustash) the hair that grows above a man’s upper lip |
| mouth | the opening in your face which you use for speaking and eating |
| move | to go, or make something go, from one place to another |
| movement | the act of moving |
| mow | (rhymes with go) to cut grass or hay |
| much | a lot |
| muck | damp dirt or rubbish; manure |
| mud | soft wet earth |
| muddle | to make a mess of things; to do things in a confused way |
| mudguard | a piece of metal over the wheels of a car or bicycle to stop the mud from splashing up |
| muff | a tube-shaped piece of fur or warm material. You put your hands in through the openings to keep them warm |
| muffin | a soft cake, toasted and eaten with butter |
| muffler | a woolly scarf |
| mug | a large heavy cup with straight sides |
| mulberry | a tree with berries something like raspberries. Mulberry leaves are the main food of silkworms |
| mule | an animal whose parents are a donkey and a horse |
| multiply | to increase or make something a number of times larger |
| mumble | to speak with your mouth so nearly closed that your words are not heard clearly |
| mumps | a very uncomfortable illness. You have a fever, your neck swells up, and it hurts to swallow |
| munch | to chew with a crunching sound |
| municipal | having to do with a city |
| murder | to kill someone against the law of a country, not by accident or in wartime |
| murderer | someone who kills another person against the law |
| murmur | a gentle soft sound that goes on and on |
| muscle | the fleshy parts of the body that tighten and loosen to make it move |
| museum | a place where interesting collections of things are set out for people to look at |
| mushroom | a small plant shaped like an umbrella. It can be cooked and eaten |
| music | pleasing sounds that you sing or play on a musical instrument |
| must | to have to do something, such as going to school every day, almost a constraint |
| mustard | a kind of browny-yellow paste, eaten with meat. It has a very strong flavour and makes your tongue feel hot |
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