Words Beginning With 'M'

If something is very small, it is - - - - midget OR minute

The bakery was shut so I didn't - - - - manage to buy any bread.

Ground near a lake, river or the sea, that tends to flood and is always wet is called a - - - - marsh .

Her remarkable success as a rock star is partly due to her ability to - - - - manipulate the media.

5.  To - - - - march means to walk with regular steps keeping the body stiff, esp. in a formal group of people who are walking in the same way.

6. I usually play football with some of my - - - - mates from school on Saturdays.

7. Girls are said to - - - - mature faster than boys.

8. A person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way is called a - - - - maverick .

9. Michael is a - - - - member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

10. I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be  - - - - mended .

To - - - - nag means to criticise or complain repeatedly and annoyingly, often as a way of trying to persuade someone to do something

I like to take a little - - - - nap after Sunday lunch.

We got out in time but it was a  - - - - narrow escape.

You are a very  - - - - naughty girl, pulling the head off your's sister doll!.

5.  A thin metal pin, used in sewing, which is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end is called a - - - - needle

6. I'm afraid I've rather - - - - neglected the house this week so it's a bit of a mess.

7. A shop whose main business is selling newspapers and magazines is called a - - - - newagent .

8. Although he was a - - - - noble he worked in a factory and never used his title.

9. - - - - Nude sunbathing is only allowed on certain beaches.

10. Raw spinach is very - - - - nutritious which means that it contains many of the substances needed for life and growth.

An  - - - - oar is a long pole with a wide flat part at one end which is used for rowing a boat.

A child whose parents are dead is an - - - - orphan .

I strongly - - - - object to being called a thief!

They talk in an - - - - obscure jargon that is almost impossible to understand.

5.  Something that blocks you so that movement, going forward or action are prevented or made more difficult is called an - - - - obstacle .

6. Time spent working beyond the usual time needed or expected in a job is called - - - - overtime  

7. Something you are told to do by someone else and which you must do is an - - - - order  

8. An - - - - onlooker is someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it.

9. A very large, flightless bird from Africa which is sometimes bred on farms is called an - - - - ostrich .

10.   - - - - Overweight people are those who weigh too much.