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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 forMop

A mop is a tool similar to a broom, but instead of having hard bristles on the end it has soft, absorbent strips of rags. Mops are usually used wet to wash floors with. They are often used with special buckets that have an attachment that wrings out the mop as it is being used.

Mis forMopped

Mopped is the past tense of mop, as in "she mopped the floor".

Mis forMorning

Morning is the time of day after the sun comes up but before midday or noon.
Scientific name: family: Convolvulaceae
Morning glories are the common name given to members of a large family of climbing plants. Morning glories have flowers in shades of purple, ranging from a deep violet down to white. Morning glories get their name because their flowers open in the early morning, and then close up. In some countries, morning glories have been declared an invasive weed.
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Mis forMortar

Mortar is used to hold things like bricks together when you are building a house or other building. Mortar is made from sand mixed with cement or lime, and sets hard.
A mortar and pestle are used together for grinding things down or mashing them into a paste. They are most often used for crushing or grinding herbs for cooking. The bowl-shaped part is the mortar, and the stick you use for grinding things is the pestle. Most mortar and pestles are made of stone, clay or heavy wood.
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A mortarboard is the headgear traditionally worn at graduation ceremonies.
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Mis forMortgage

A mortgage is a debt that you repay to a financial institution such as a bank when you buy a house, if you do not have enough money to pay for it yourself. Mortgages are typically paid back over many years. Mortgages are secured by your house, which means the bank has an interest in the house and you cannot sell it and keep the money yourself, you have to pay the bank back first.
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Mis forMosaic

A mosaic is a picture made from lots of tiny colored pieces. Traditionally, mosaics were made from pieces of tile, stone or glass. Modern mosaics can be made from photographs.
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Mis forMosque

A mosque is a place of worship for Muslim people.