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love /lŭv/ n. a. a deep, fond, affectionate mean /mēn/ adj. unkind; wicked. The man
feeling. Helping people is a way of showing was mean to the children who walked on his
love. b. a great liking. He has a love of lawn.
books. meat /mēt/ n. the flesh of an animal used as
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love /lŭv/ v. (loves, loved, lov•ing) a. to have food. Lean meat is better for you.
a deep affection for. My parents love me. ➤ Meat sounds like meet.
b. to like very much. Emily loves to play meet /mēt/ v. (meets, met, meet•ing) a. to
soccer. come face to face with; to come together.
lov•ing /lŭv′ ĭng/ adj. caring; fond; showing I’ll meet you at the corner. b. to be
love. The loving mother held the baby. introduced to. How did you meet her? c. to
lunch /lŭnch/ n. (lunch•es pl.) a light meal gather as a group or club. Our dance class
eaten around the middle of the day. We have meets on Tuesdays.
lunch at noon. ➤ Meet sounds like meat.
-ly a. a suffix that means “in a certain mer•ry /mĕr′ ē/ adj. (mer•ri•er, mer•ri•est;
manner” and is used to form adverbs and mer•ri•ly adv.) full of happiness and cheer;
sometimes adjectives: wisely, friendly. b. a joyful. There was a merry crowd at the
suffix that means “at a particular interval of football game.
time”: monthly. mess•y /mĕs′ ē/ adj. untidy or dirty. Felix
has a very messy room.
M M M might /mīt/ (may) v. a. be allowed to. Might
we go tonight? b. to be possible that. I might
buy the book.
mag•net /măg′ nĭt/ n. an iron, steel, or might•’ve /mīt′ əv/ contraction of might
alloy object that attracts iron. He used a have.
magnet to pick up the nails. mild /mīld/ adj. a. not harsh; not severe;
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mail /māl/ n. packages, letters, postcards, warm rather than cold. We had a mild winter
etc., that are delivered through the post last year. b. not sharp or biting to the taste.
office. Has the mail come yet? We ordered mild sauce on our food.
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mail /māl/ v. to send by mail; to place in a miss /mĭs/ v. (miss•es, missed, miss•ing) to
mailbox. Did you mail my letter? fail to hit, reach, or get. Her arrow missed
main /mān/ adj. most important; chief; the target by ten feet.
major. Roast beef was the main course. mit•ten /mĭt′ n/ n. a glove worn in winter
main•ly /mān′ lē/ adv. for the most part; with a single covering for the fingers and a
chiefly. The book was mainly about history. separate covering for the thumb. Mittens
make /māk/ v. (makes, made, mak•ing) a. to keep our fingers warm.
put together; to build; to create. Let’s make a mod•el /mŏd′ l/ n. a. a small copy of
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tent out of blankets. b. to cause; to bring something. Mr. Hill made a model of the
about. A horn makes a loud noise. c. to bridge. b. a person who wears clothes to
equal; to add up to. Two and three make five. show to others. The model will look great in
may•be /mā′ bē/ adv. perhaps. Maybe he a blue suit.
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hasn’t left the train yet, and we can still find mod•el /mŏd′ l/ v. to wear clothes to show
him. to others. Pam was asked to model a new
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mean /mēn/ v. (means, meant, mean•ing) coat.
a. to indicate the idea of. What does this
word mean? b. to have in mind as a purpose.
She didn’t mean to get angry.
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