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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make
1. a recognizable kind
2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
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mail
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
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must
1. a necessary or essential thing
2. grape juice before or during fermentation
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much
1. a great amount or extent
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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
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mark
1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
2. a distinguishing symbol
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meet
1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
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mean
1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
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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
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menu
1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
2. the dishes making up a meal
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move
1. the act of deciding to do something
2. the act of changing your residence or place of business
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mode
1. how something is done or how it happens
2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement
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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
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mini
1. a very short skirt
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mike
1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
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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
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miss
1. a young female
2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
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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
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math
1. a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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moon
1. the natural satellite of the Earth
2. any object resembling a moon
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matt
1. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
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mesh
1. the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
2. contact by fitting together
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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
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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
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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
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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
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mill
1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
2. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
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marc
1. made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
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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
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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
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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
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mood
1. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
2. the prevailing psychological state
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mask
1. a covering to disguise or conceal the face
2. activity that tries to conceal something
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mart
1. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
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mate
1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
2. a fellow member of a team
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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
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mere
1. a small pond of standing water
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mess
1. a state of confusion and disorderliness
2. informal terms for a difficult situation
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mesa
1. flat tableland with steep edges
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memo
1. a written proposal or reminder
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myth
1. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
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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
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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
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mime
1. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
2. a performance using gestures and body movements without words
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moss
1. tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
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mama
1. informal terms for a mother
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maid
1. a female domestic
2. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
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mayo
1. egg yolks and oil and vinegar
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mist
1. a thin fog with condensation near the ground
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monk
1. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
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mack
1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
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mock
1. the act of mocking or ridiculing
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melt
1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
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muse
1. the source of an artist's inspiration
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mare
1. female equine animal
2. a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
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maze
1. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
2. something jumbled or confused
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mute
1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
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mast
1. a vertical spar for supporting sails
2. nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
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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
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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
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mule
1. hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
2. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
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mead
1. made of fermented honey and water
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mojo
1. a magic power or magic spell
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maxi
1. a long skirt ending below the calf
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mara
1. hare-like rodent of the Pampas of Argentina
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moth
1. typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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mash
1. a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
2. mixture of ground animal feeds
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moor
1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
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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
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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)
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muck
1. any thick, viscous matter
2. fecal matter of animals
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mace
1. an official who carries a mace of office
2. spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
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mutt
1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
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milo
1. small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
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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
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moan
1. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
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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
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mink
1. the expensive fur of a mink
2. fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
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moot
1. a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
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miro
1. New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
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mite
1. a slight but appreciable amount
2. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
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mina
1. tropical Asian starlings
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meow
1. the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
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muon
1. an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
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mull
1. a term used in Scottish names of promontories
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maar
1. a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
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mitt
1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
2. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
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mend
1. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
2. the act of putting something in working order again
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muff
1. a warm tubular covering for the hands
2. (sports) dropping the ball
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moat
1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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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
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mush
1. any soft or soggy mass
2. cornmeal boiled in water
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morn
1. the time period between dawn and noon
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magi
1. a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
2. a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
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mons
1. a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
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milt
1. fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
2. seminal fluid produced by male fish
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moll
1. the girlfriend of a gangster
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mews
1. street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
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maul
1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
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miso
1. a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
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muss
1. a state of confusion and disorderliness
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mako
1. powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific
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mote
1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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minx
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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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
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mire
1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
2. deep soft mud in water or slush
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mien
1. dignified manner or conduct
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marl
1. a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
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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
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molt
1. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
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mung
1. seed of the mung bean plant; used for food
2. seed of the mung bean plant
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mete
1. a line that indicates a boundary
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4-Letter Nouns Starting With M