English Vocabulary with Meanings — morrow … norman
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 21 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- morrow
- the next day
- morse
- a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
- mortal
- a human being
- morton
- United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
- mosaic
- art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
- moscow
- a city of central European Russia
- moses
- (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
- mosque
- (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- moss
- tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- most
- the greatest in amount or degree
- mostly
- in large part
- mosul
- a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
- mot
- a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes
- motel
- a motor hotel
- moth
- typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
- mother
- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
- motion
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- motive
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
- motor
- machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
- mott
- United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
- motto
- a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- mould
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- mound
- the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
- mount
- the act of climbing something
- mounted
- decorated with applied ornamentation
- mourn
- feel sadness
- mouse
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- mouth
- the opening of a jar or bottle
- movable
- personal as opposed to real property
- move
- the act of deciding to do something
- mover
- a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
- movie
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- moving
- arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
- mow
- a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- mower
- garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
- mozart
- the music of Mozart
- mph
- the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
- mps
- a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- mri
- the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
- mrna
- the template for protein synthesis
- mrs
- a form of address for a married woman
- msc
- a master's degree in science
- msg
- white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor
- mubarak
- Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929)
- much
- a great amount or extent
- muck
- fecal matter of animals
- mud
- slanderous remarks or charges
- mug
- with handle and usually cylindrical
- muir
- United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
- mule
- hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
- muller
- a vessel in which wine is mulled
- mum
- secrecy
- mumbai
- a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea
- mummy
- a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
- munch
- a large bite
- mundane
- belonging to this earth or world
- munich
- the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
- munro
- British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
- mural
- a painting that is applied to a wall surface
- murder
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- murdoch
- British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)
- murky
- dark or gloomy
- murphy
- an edible tuber native to South America
- murray
- a southeast Australian river
- mus
- type genus of the Muridae: common house mice
- musa
- type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
- muscle
- possessing muscular strength
- muse
- the source of an artist's inspiration
- music
- musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
- musical
- a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
- musk
- the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
- must
- the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
- mustang
- small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
- mustard
- leaves eaten as cooked greens
- muster
- compulsory military service
- mutant
- an animal that has undergone mutation
- mute
- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
- muted
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- mutiny
- open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
- mutton
- meat from a mature domestic sheep
- mutual
- concerning each of two or more persons or things
- muzzle
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
- mvp
- the player judged to be the most important to the sport
- myanmar
- a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
- myriad
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
- myrtle
- widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
- mystery
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- mystic
- someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
- myth
- a traditional story accepted as history
- mythic
- based on or told of in traditional stories
- nab
- seize suddenly
- nacho
- a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
- nada
- a quantity of no importance
- nafta
- an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico
- nag
- an old or over-worked horse
- nail
- a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
- nairobi
- the capital and largest city of Kenya
- naive
- not initiated
- naked
- completely unclothed
- name
- by the sanction or authority of
- namely
- as follows
- names
- verbal abuse
- namibia
- a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa)
- naming
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- nan
- leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India
- nancy
- a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
- naomi
- the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
- nap
- a card game similar to whist
- napa
- plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery
- napier
- Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms
- napkin
- garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist
- naples
- a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy
- napoli
- a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy
- napping
- not prepared or vigilant
- narrow
- a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- nasa
- an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
- nasal
- an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
- nascent
- being born or beginning
- nasdaq
- a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter
- nash
- United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
- nassau
- the capital of the Bahamas
- nasser
- lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan
- nasty
- disgustingly dirty
- natal
- a port city in northeastern Brazil
- nation
- the people who live in a nation or country
- native
- indigenous plants and animals
- nato
- an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
- natural
- found in nature; not made or changed by people
- nature
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- naughty
- badly behaved
- nausea
- disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
- navajo
- the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
- naval
- connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
- nave
- the central area of a church
- navy
- a dark shade of blue
- nay
- a negative
- nazism
- a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader
- near
- move towards
- nearby
- close at hand
- nearer
- (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
- nearest
- (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
- nearly
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
- neat
- free from clumsiness
- neatly
- with neatness
- nebula
- a giant cloud of gas and dust shining in deep space
- nec
- an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants
- neck
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer
- nectar
- (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods
- nee
- (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- need
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
- needed
- necessary for relief or supply
- needs
- in such a manner as could not be otherwise
- needy
- needy people collectively
- negro
- a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
- nehru
- Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule
- neither
- not either
- nemesis
- (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
- neo
- (used as a combining form) recent or new
- neon
- a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube
- nepal
- a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
- nepali
- the official state language of Nepal
- nerd
- an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
- nero
- Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- nerve
- impudent aggressiveness
- nerves
- control of your emotions
- nervous
- unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- ness
- a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- nest
- a kind of gun emplacement
- net
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- netball
- a team game that resembles basketball
- netting
- creating nets
- network
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- neumann
- United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
- neural
- of or relating to neurons
- neuron
- a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
- neutral
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- neutron
- an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton
- nevada
- a state in the southwestern United States
- never
- not ever
- new
- unfamiliar
- newark
- the largest city in New Jersey
- newbie
- any new participant in some activity
- newborn
- a baby from birth to four weeks
- newly
- very recently
- newman
- English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement
- newport
- a port city in southeastern Wales
- news
- the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
- newt
- small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
- newton
- English mathematician and physicist
- next
- immediately following in time or order
- nexus
- a connected series or group
- ngo
- an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
- niagara
- a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario
- nib
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- nice
- a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
- nicely
- in a nice way
- niche
- an enclosure that is set back or indented
- nick
- a small cut
- nickel
- a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
- niece
- a daughter of your brother or sister
- nifty
- very good
- niger
- a landlocked republic in West Africa
- nigeria
- a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
- nigh
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- night
- Roman goddess of night
- nightly
- happening every night
- nih
- an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health
- nike
- (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory
- nil
- a quantity of no importance
- nile
- the world's longest river (4150 miles)
- nimble
- moving quickly and lightly
- nina
- the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
- nine
- one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
- ninety
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
- ninth
- one part in nine equal parts
- nip
- a small sharp bite or snip
- nipple
- a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
- nissan
- the seventh month of the civil year
- nit
- egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse
- nitrate
- any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- nix
- a quantity of no importance
- nixon
- vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States
- nmr
- resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field
- no
- a word that refuses, denies, or disagrees
- noaa
- an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources
- noah
- the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain
- nobel
- Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
- noble
- a titled peer of the realm
- nobody
- a person of no influence
- nod
- the act of nodding the head
- nodding
- having branches or flower heads that bend downward
- node
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- noel
- period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- noise
- the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- noisy
- attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
- nomad
- a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
- nomadic
- migratory
- nominal
- a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
- nominee
- a politician who is running for public office
- non
- negation of a word or group of words
- none
- a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
- noodle
- a long thin strip of pasta or dough
- nook
- an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
- noon
- the middle of the day
- nordic
- the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
- norfolk
- port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay
- norm
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- norma
- a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
- normal
- something regarded as a normative example
- norman
- an inhabitant of Normandy