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Words starting with M

Words that start with M

Mild mannered mice melt marshmallows in Minnesota.

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Mis forMonorail

A monorail is similar to a train in that it travels along a fixed track. The main difference is a monorail has only one track, not two like regular trains. Some kinds of monorail hover above their track (also called a rail or beam). These are called maglev monorails. Many monorails travel on raised tracks above a city. Not all monorails are raised like this. The beams a monorail travels on are large and solid and are often cast out of concrete, like the raised platform itself.
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A monsoon is a seasonal heavy rain brought about by wind from the Indian Ocean. The monsoon season typically lasts for part of the year, with the rest of the year being quite dry.
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Mis forMonth

A month is one of twelve parts of a year. Not all months have the same number of days. The months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.
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A monument is a structure that has been made as a reminder of an event or a person from time past. Momuments are often made to remember wars. A monument is also a place of historical interest or great beauty that a Government maintains.

Mis forMoo

Moo is the noise a cow makes.

Mis forMoon

The moon is a round lump of rock, about one third the size of the Earth. The moon looks small because it is so far away. There is no air or life on the moon. Its radius is 1737.4 km. The moon is 384,400km from the Earth.
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Moonstone is a mineral made from potassium aluminium silicate. It is formed in thin layers, which gives it an interesting light scattering effect called adularescence. The highest quality moonstones come from Sri Lanka.
You moor a boat when you tie it to something on the shore so it doesn't float away. See also moor, the swampy area.
A moor is an area of land with poor drainage, usually overgrown with heather and covered in a thick layer of peat.
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Mis forMoose

Scientific name: alces alces
The moose, also called the elk in Europe, is the largest of the deer family. It lives in forests in North America and Europe. People have been hunting moose for food and their skins for thousands of years.