This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 31 of 59: from “mad” to “mell”.
- mad adj Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
- mad minute noun A test of marksmanship with fifteen aimed shots at a twelve-inch target at 200 yards within one minute.
- made-up adj Delighted, pleased, thrilled.
- made-wine noun An alcoholic drink made from fermentation, other than grape wine, beer, black beer, spirits or cider, for the purposes of excise tax.
- madras noun A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
- mag noun A halfpenny.
- mag book noun A book in the format of a magazine.
- magazine noun A collection of Teletext pages.
- magpie noun In the sport of fullbore target rifle, the third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
- magslip noun Any of a variety of devices that rely on magnetic slip rings to drive a transmitter and receiver that rotate in unison.
- main adv Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
- main road noun A major urban road, off which lead many smaller streets, many of them cul-de-sacs.
- mainor noun The act or fact, especially of theft.
- mains noun The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.
- maintenance noun Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.
- major adj Indicating the elder of two brothers (or the eldest of three), appended to a surname in public schools.
- Majorism noun The political and economic policies of the British Conservative prime minister Sir John Major.
- majorite noun A political supporter of John Major (born 1943), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997.
- majority noun The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
- make noun Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- make a move verb To depart from a place; to set off.
- make do and mend verb To follow a philosophy, during World War II, of repairing clothes etc that would normally be discarded due to shortages and rationing.
- makeaway noun A kit containing the ingredients for a meal, delivered by a restaurant to the diner's home for them to cook.
- malted milk noun A hot beverage made from a mixture of malted barley, flour, and milk.
- mam noun Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.
- mamaw noun One's mother.
- man flu noun A cold, influenza, or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.
- man on the Clapham omnibus noun Any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts in considering questions of reasonableness; an everyman.
- managed house noun A public house which is owned by a brewery, or other holding company, and run by a manager rather than a tenant.
- Manchesterism noun A form of municipal socialism particularly associated with Greater Manchester under mayor Andy Burnham, focused on devolving public…
- mandarin noun A senior civil servant.
- manège noun A riding arena (enclosed, but usually unroofed area, in contradistinction to a riding hall).
- mank adj Disgusting, repulsive.
- manky adj Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
- manoeuvrability noun The quality of being manoeuvrable; ability to be manoeuvred.
- manor noun Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
- manor house noun The main house on a landed estate.
- mansion noun A luxurious flat (apartment).
- mansionette noun A flat that spans two or more floors, and often has its own entrance (i.e. not off a communal hallway).
- map noun The face.
- marching orders noun A dismissal: an instruction to leave.
- mardarse noun A person who whines and complains a lot.
- mare noun A foolish woman.
- Mareva injunction noun A court order which freezes assets so that a defendant to an action cannot dissipate their assets from beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
- marginal adj Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning…
- marigold noun A million pounds sterling.
- mark verb To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- mark one's own homework verb To assume the role of evaluating one's doings when a disinterested party is required.
- marker noun Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.
- marketeer noun One who promotes and sells products or services; called a marketer in US English.
- Marlburian noun Someone who attends the English school Marlborough College or its sister school Marlborough College Malaysia
- Marmageddon noun Synonym of Marmitegate.
- marmalade dropper noun Astonishing information, especially something learned from the news media.
- marmalize verb To thrash or beat.
- marmite adj Divisive, such that one either loves or hates it; polarizing.
- marquee noun A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
- marriage value noun The difference in value between a leasehold interest in land and the hypothetical value of its reversionary interest were the leasehold to…
- Mary Bell order noun A court order forbidding publication of any information that could identify a child involved in legal proceedings.
- Mary Ellen noun A working-class woman, typically dressed in a shawl, carrying one or more babies, and working as a market trader.
- marzipan layer noun The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
- mash noun Mashed potatoes.
- mask verb To mash.
- Master of the Rolls noun A baker.
- master of the schools noun At the University of Oxford, one who conducted the first examination (responsions) for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
- master-at-arms noun A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.
- masthead noun The title (normally in a large and distinctive font, and at the top of the front page) of a newspaper or another periodical.
- match wagon noun A wagon attached to a rail-mounted crane to support the jib when the crane is being hauled in a train.
- mate noun A friend, usually of the same sex.
- mater noun Mother.
- matey adj Sociable or friendly.
- matie noun A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
- matilda noun Either of two British infantry tanks in use during World War II, the Infantry Tank Mark I or Infantry Tank Mark II.
- Maundy coin noun Any of the specially minted coins given out by the reigning monarch on Maundy Thursday. Face values are 1, 2, 3, and 4 pence.
- Maundy money noun A special coinage given to the deserving poor in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday.
- maungy adj Sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.
- mauther noun A girl, especially, a large awkward girl.
- mawk noun A slattern.
- max fac noun A rejected proposal to resolve the Irish border issue of Brexit by introducing technology and legislation that would streamline customs…
- Maxwellisation noun A process whereby a person criticized in an official inquiry is given an opportunity to read and respond to the criticisms before the…
- May Week noun The celebratory week at the end of the academic year at Cambridge University, originally in May but now taking place in June.
- maybe adv Certainly.
- mayhem noun The criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such that their ability to defend or protect themselves is weakened or…
- Mayite noun A political supporter of Theresa May (born 1956), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019.
- MCAT noun the drug mephedrone.
- MD noun Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine
- meader noun A mower.
- meagre adj Having little flesh; lean; thin.
- meal noun A speck or spot.
- meal deal noun A sales promotion consisting of a main (often a sandwich), a drink, and a snack (often crisps) for a fixed price.
- mean adj Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- mease noun A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short) hundred, used especially when counting herring.
- measling noun Synonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease.
- meat and two veg noun A stereotypical standard dinner, with a meat and two kinds of vegetable.
- meat tea noun High tea, at which meat was often served.
- med verb Pronunciation spelling of might.
- medical Greek noun The English slang once used by medical students in London hospitals, involving deliberate spoonerisms.
- medise verb Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of medize.
- Mediterranean Irish noun The Ionian Islanders.
- meemaw verb To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of…
- mell verb To say (something); to speak, to tell.