4-Letter Nouns Starting With M
Here's the list of all the 247 4-Letter Nouns Starting With M in the English Language.
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more | More Definitions → |
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make | 1. a recognizable kind 2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly More Definitions → |
many | More Definitions → |
1. the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service 2. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office More Definitions → | |
must | 1. a necessary or essential thing 2. grape juice before or during fermentation More Definitions → |
much | 1. a great amount or extent More Definitions → |
main | 1. any very large body of (salt) water 2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage More Definitions → |
mark | 1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) 2. a distinguishing symbol More Definitions → |
meet | 1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held More Definitions → |
mean | 1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n More Definitions → |
mind | 1. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason 2. recall or remembrance More Definitions → |
menu | 1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant 2. the dishes making up a meal More Definitions → |
move | 1. the act of deciding to do something 2. the act of changing your residence or place of business More Definitions → |
mode | 1. how something is done or how it happens 2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement More Definitions → |
male | 1. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) 2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies More Definitions → |
mini | 1. a very short skirt More Definitions → |
mike | 1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy More Definitions → |
mass | 1. the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field 2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent More Definitions → |
miss | 1. a young female 2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) More Definitions → |
mine | 1. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted 2. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel More Definitions → |
math | 1. a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement More Definitions → |
moon | 1. the natural satellite of the Earth 2. any object resembling a moon More Definitions → |
matt | 1. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss More Definitions → |
mesh | 1. the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles 2. contact by fitting together More Definitions → |
mile | 1. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters 2. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude More Definitions → |
milk | 1. a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings 2. produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young More Definitions → |
meat | 1. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food 2. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone More Definitions → |
mall | 1. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk 2. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace More Definitions → |
mill | 1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing 2. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing More Definitions → |
marc | 1. made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing More Definitions → |
meal | 1. the food served and eaten at one time 2. any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times More Definitions → |
mint | 1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent 2. any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers More Definitions → |
mice | 1. any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails 2. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye More Definitions → |
mood | 1. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling 2. the prevailing psychological state More Definitions → |
mask | 1. a covering to disguise or conceal the face 2. activity that tries to conceal something More Definitions → |
mart | 1. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up More Definitions → |
mate | 1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship 2. a fellow member of a team More Definitions → |
midi | More Definitions → |
mono | 1. 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 More Definitions → |
mere | 1. a small pond of standing water More Definitions → |
mess | 1. a state of confusion and disorderliness 2. informal terms for a difficult situation More Definitions → |
mild | More Definitions → |
mesa | 1. flat tableland with steep edges More Definitions → |
memo | 1. a written proposal or reminder More Definitions → |
myth | 1. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people More Definitions → |
mods | 1. a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters More Definitions → |
mold | 1. the distinctive form in which a thing is made 2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens More Definitions → |
mime | 1. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression 2. a performance using gestures and body movements without words More Definitions → |
moss | 1. tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants More Definitions → |
mama | 1. informal terms for a mother More Definitions → |
maid | 1. a female domestic 2. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) More Definitions → |
mayo | 1. egg yolks and oil and vinegar More Definitions → |
mist | 1. a thin fog with condensation near the ground More Definitions → |
monk | 1. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work More Definitions → |
mack | 1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric More Definitions → |
mock | 1. the act of mocking or ridiculing More Definitions → |
melt | 1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid More Definitions → |
muse | 1. the source of an artist's inspiration More Definitions → |
mare | 1. female equine animal 2. a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon More Definitions → |
maze | 1. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost 2. something jumbled or confused More Definitions → |
mute | 1. a deaf person who is unable to speak 2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument More Definitions → |
mast | 1. a vertical spar for supporting sails 2. nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground More Definitions → |
meth | 1. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant More Definitions → |
mole | 1. spicy sauce often containing chocolate 2. the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites More Definitions → |
mule | 1. hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile 2. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel More Definitions → |
mead | 1. made of fermented honey and water More Definitions → |
mojo | 1. a magic power or magic spell More Definitions → |
maxi | 1. a long skirt ending below the calf More Definitions → |
mara | 1. hare-like rodent of the Pampas of Argentina More Definitions → |
moth | 1. typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae More Definitions → |
mash | 1. a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing 2. mixture of ground animal feeds More Definitions → |
moor | 1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss More Definitions → |
malt | 1. a milkshake made with malt powder 2. a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer More Definitions → |
meme | 1. a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation) More Definitions → |
muck | 1. any thick, viscous matter 2. fecal matter of animals More Definitions → |
mace | 1. an official who carries a mace of office 2. spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed More Definitions → |
mutt | 1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed More Definitions → |
milo | 1. small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains More Definitions → |
mica | 1. any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity More Definitions → |
moan | 1. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval More Definitions → |
musk | 1. an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative 2. the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer More Definitions → |
mink | 1. the expensive fur of a mink 2. fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks More Definitions → |
moot | 1. a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise More Definitions → |
miro | 1. New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry More Definitions → |
mite | 1. a slight but appreciable amount 2. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods More Definitions → |
mina | 1. tropical Asian starlings More Definitions → |
meow | 1. the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) More Definitions → |
muon | 1. an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino More Definitions → |
mull | 1. a term used in Scottish names of promontories More Definitions → |
maar | 1. a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water More Definitions → |
mitt | 1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb 2. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball More Definitions → |
mend | 1. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) 2. the act of putting something in working order again More Definitions → |
muff | 1. a warm tubular covering for the hands 2. (sports) dropping the ball More Definitions → |
moat | 1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water More Definitions → |
mane | 1. long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck 2. growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being More Definitions → |
mush | 1. any soft or soggy mass 2. cornmeal boiled in water More Definitions → |
morn | 1. the time period between dawn and noon More Definitions → |
magi | 1. a magician or sorcerer of ancient times 2. a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians More Definitions → |
mons | 1. a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women More Definitions → |
milt | 1. fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture 2. seminal fluid produced by male fish More Definitions → |
moll | 1. the girlfriend of a gangster More Definitions → |
mews | 1. street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings More Definitions → |
maul | 1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges More Definitions → |
miso | 1. a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces More Definitions → |
muss | 1. a state of confusion and disorderliness More Definitions → |
mako | 1. powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific More Definitions → |
mote | 1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything More Definitions → |
minx | 1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men More Definitions → |
meld | 1. a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank More Definitions → |
mire | 1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot 2. deep soft mud in water or slush More Definitions → |
mien | 1. dignified manner or conduct More Definitions → |
marl | 1. a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime More Definitions → |
mola | 1. among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters More Definitions → |
molt | 1. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles More Definitions → |
mung | 1. seed of the mung bean plant; used for food 2. seed of the mung bean plant More Definitions → |
maim | More Definitions → |
mete | 1. a line that indicates a boundary More Definitions → |