This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 38 of 66: from “milk truck” to “moonwort”.
- milk truck noun Any of several types of truck used for road transportation of liquid fresh milk; usually, a tanker truck for bulk transport; formerly often…
- milkman noun A black man who prefers dating white women.
- milkweed bug noun an insect, of the family Lygaeidae, that mostly feeds on the seeds and tissue of the milkweed plant (Asclepias).
- mill noun A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- millennial gray noun A style of home decoration characterized by an achromatic palette, associated with the minimalist and modernist movements, and originating…
- millwork noun Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
- milo noun sorghum
- minge noun Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”).
- minibear noun A critter, or any animal that is smaller than a bear, that gets into a camper's food, pack, or tent.
- minibus noun A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.
- minicamp noun A short training session for members of a professional sports team, held before the main preseason training
- minionette noun A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.
- Minnesota ice noun A reservedness and coldness associated by some with the culture of Minnesota, in contrast to the idea of Minnesota nice.
- Minnesota nice noun A style of pleasantness, courtesy, cooperation, and helpfulness associated with Minnesota culture; a form of Northern Plains charm.
- minnow noun Any of those fish or other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.
- minor noun A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.
- minor civil division noun A primary governmental and/or administrative division of a county or county-equivalent, typically a municipal government such as a city…
- minor league adj Of or pertaining to a minor league
- minority noun A member of an ethnic minority.
- minority leader noun In each of the legislative chambers of the United States Congress—the United States Senate and the House of Representatives—the elected…
- minstrel noun One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a…
- minute noun A while or a long unspecified period of time.
- Miranda warning noun A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called…
- misbranded adj Of a product, containing incorrect information on the label that would tend to deceive consumers as to any aspect of the product.
- miscegenation noun The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage.
- misdemeanant noun Someone convicted of a misdemeanor.
- misdemeanor noun A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- misery noun A bodily ache or pain.
- misput verb To put out; to inconvenience or disturb.
- missile gap noun The perceived superiority during the Cold War of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison with those of the United States.
- missis noun Pronunciation spelling of missus, representing African-American Vernacular English.
- misspeak verb To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
- miter joint noun A joint between two members at an angle to each other; each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction and usually…
- mix noun A substance used to dilute or adulterate an illicit drug.
- mixed plate noun A plate lunch with more than one entrée.
- mixer noun A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
- mizzle verb To rain in very fine drops.
- mobilization noun The act of mobilizing.
- mobilize verb To make something mobile.
- model house noun A house which is decorated and often built for the purpose of demonstrating what the to-be-built houses in a development might be like.
- modeler noun a person who makes models, especially from a plastic medium such as clay
- modeling noun The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.
- moderate adj Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- mog verb To move or walk slowly; to trudge, amble; (more broadly) to go.
- moider noun murder
- moiderer noun murderer as pronounced by some speakers of New York City English with the highly-stigmatized curl-coil vowel merger. Extremely rare now if…
- moist verb To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten.
- moke noun A black person.
- molasses noun Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.
- molasses cane noun A plant, commonly sugar cane, maize or corn, sorghum (maize or milo), or other another fructose-producing grass plant (of the family…
- mold noun A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- molder verb US standard spelling of moulder.
- molding noun The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
- moldy adj Covered with mold.
- molle noun Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment.
- molly noun Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA.
- molt verb US standard spelling of moult.
- mom noun Mother.
- mom and apple pie noun Wholesomeness and traditional (American) values.
- mom and pop adj Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
- mom test noun A method of asking open-ended questions to consumers about a product or business idea, in order to gain honest feedback.
- mombie noun A mother who is consumed by raising her children to the point of being sleep-deprived or simply obsessed, and hence zombie-like.
- momentarily adv In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.
- momism noun Excessive attachment to one’s mother.
- mommy noun Mother.
- mommy tax noun The opportunity cost of motherhood; the income that women do not earn because they have become mothers.
- mommy track noun A career path involving working arrangements provided for mothers and prospective mothers, generally more flexible and allowing shorter…
- mommy wars noun Disputes between mothers over parenting methods, especially those between working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
- mommyhood noun Motherhood.
- mommyism noun The state or behaviour of a mother and motherhood, especially when emphasized as one's identity in identity politics.
- momo noun A moron.
- momsplain verb To explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or…
- momtrepreneur noun A mother who runs a business out of her home, implicitly to earn extra income outside of traditional employment.
- Monacan noun Synonym of Monégasque (“native or inhabitant of Monaco”).
- Monday adv On Monday.
- Monday-morning quarterback noun Someone who criticizes with hindsight.
- mondo adj Big, large; major, significant.
- monetary instrument noun A coin or currency item of a foreign country, such as travelers' checks, bearer negotiable instruments, bearer investment securities…
- monetization noun The conversion of something (especially metal) into money.
- monetize verb To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
- money adj Cool; excellent.
- money machine noun Synonym of automated teller machine.
- money tree noun A miniature tree sculpture decorated with currency, often used as a raffle prize or a gift.
- monkey bread noun A soft, sweet, sticky pastry sprinkled with cinnamon, often served at fairs and festivals.
- monkey butt noun A soreness or rash around the buttock area, resulting from a long period of sweaty activity such as running or cycling.
- monkey jacket noun A hospital gown.
- monkey meat noun Tinned meat.
- monkey-house noun A brothel.
- monograph verb Of the FDA: to publish a standard that authorizes the use of (a substance).
- monolog noun Uncommon spelling of monologue.
- mooch noun Synonym of Scaramucci (“unit of time”).
- mook noun A disagreeable or incompetent person.
- moon pie noun A confection consisting of two round graham crackers, with marshmallow filling, dipped in a flavored coating.
- moonack noun A woodchuck.
- moonlight noun A journey made at night when the Moon is shining.
- moonlight school noun A night school for illiterate adults in the early 20th century, originally in Kentucky and later in other US states.
- moonlighter noun One who serenades by moonlight.
- moonshine noun A spiced dish of eggs and fried onions.
- moonshiner's turn noun A rapid illegal U-turn performed by putting the car in neutral and applying the hand brake, thereby producing a controlled skid, with the…
- moonwort noun Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as honesty and annual honesty.