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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
Mach
magnitude
male
manual
March
married
martyr
masculine
mass
May
measure
medium
mega-
meridian
meter
middle
mile
milli-
million
minute
molal (descriptor of strength of a solvent)
molar (descriptor of an amount of particulate matter)
molality (descriptor of an amount of particulate matter)
molarity (descriptor of an amount of particulate matter)
mole (unit of an amount of particulate matter)
month
monsieur
moon
morning
muscle
noon (Latin: meridian)
thousand (Latin: mille)
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COMMON USAGE
13th
em
space
pica
’em
1,000
one thousand
men
Monday
Mike (NATO alphabet)
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
Bond’s boss
first of many
half of me
head of Mathematics
head of marketing, meeting, military, mission, monarchy, monastery
helpless maid
last of cherubim, seraphim
lead in Macbeth, Marty, MASH, Mask, Meatballs, Memento, Missing, Moonlighting, Moonraker
leader in motion
leader in mourning
leader of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique
leader of marathon, Marines, men, mob, Moslems
male
man
Manitoba’s premier
medic at the front
medium
Monsieur
movie’s lead character
Mr. French
one thousand of the Romans
radio’s Mike
spy chief
spymaster
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NOUNS: PLACES
back of auditorium, room
capital of Macedonia, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique
central Denmark, Germany, Vermont, Wyoming, Yemen
close to him
close to them
far end of room
French address
mezzanine
middle of supermarket
mountain’s peak/top
terminal in Amsterdam, Jerusalem, Potsdam, Rotterdam, Salem, Stockholm
west end of metropolis
west of Macedonia, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique
13th row of the theater
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NOUNS: THINGS
bit of money
butt of firearm
closing of Scream, stadium
conclusion of film, poem
cover of Maclean’s
cover of magazine
debut of movie, musical
end of reform
fat letter
film’s trailer
film with a whistling child murderer
first of many
French title
Fritz Lang film
game’s third quarter
head of match
man’s origin
McDonald’s logo
Mike for a radio operator
millions
mover’s van
movie’s premiere
onset of menopause
opening, premiere of Macbeth, Marty, MASH, Mask, Meatballs, Memento, Missing, Moonlighting, Moonraker
part 1 of miniseries
Peter Lorre film
piece of machinery, mahogany, mail, material, metal, mortar, mosaic, music
seventh place in tournament
source of material, money
start of meeting
termination of program
third quarter of game
13th in a series
1931 German film
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
Amy’s heart
back/rear of Sam
head of mamba, man, mink, mole, monkey, moose, mouse, mule, muskrat
man’s face/head
tail of opossum
woman’s heart
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
Mike’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece/sample/bite of macaroni, meat, meatballs, melon, mozzarella, muffin, mutton
slice of meat, melon, mozzarella, mutton
starter of macaroni, melon
serving/entrée of macaroni, meat, mutton
bit/touch/taste of marjoram, mint, mustard
dose of medicine
last piece of gum
piece of macaroni, mandarin, meat, melon, mozzarella, muffin
slice of meat
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
1st of March
1st of May
6th of September
5th of November
5th of December
early morning
end of term
first of month
half a mo’
Monday
month
noon
start of meeting
start/end of millennium
ten centuries in Rome
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VERBS
beginning to make, manage, maneuver, mangle, manifest, manufacture, materialize, meander, meditate, melt, mobilize, mock, mope, move, multitask, mutate
edges away from Amy, emu, imp
finally swam
heading to Macedonia, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique
heading to market
heading to my —
I’m finally
man
Mark(s)
married
mass
meter
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
back from Belgium, Surinam, Vietnam
back in uniform
beginning in/west of Macedonia, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique
beginning of my —
close to him
close to them
first of many
half of my
inside of emu, imp
male
masculine
man’s first
Mexico’s first
minute (small)
one thousand
start of my —
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M BEFORE WORD
after Amy/Elmer’s heart
after mass
behind Jim/Kim/Liam’s back
following Mike’s lead
male bonding to —
male leads —
male with —
married by
married to
mass in front of —
minute —
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WORD AROUND M
about 1000
about medium
absorbing mass
adopting male
arresting male
arresting medium
assuming male
bites him in the rear
biting male
boxing man
collecting mass
gaining entrance to market, Mexico, motel, movie, museum
gaining mass
getting back to them
getting close to them
getting married
has married
holding mass
keeping close to them
maintaining mass
penning fat letter
pinching male
possessing mass
pulls in front of motorcycle
receiving tip from mentor
restricting male
shown around Monday
shown around mezzanine
taking in Fritz Lang film
taking taste of milkshake
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M INSIDE WORD
invest millions in —
male inspired by —
male subdued by —
male submitted to —
male wearing —
married into —
mass absorbed by —
medium possessed by
put millions into —
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M AFTER WORD
at end of film, term
at mass
at start of mission
backed by millions
before noon
by Monday
male dogs —
medium-sized dogs —
on Monday
put aside $1,000
put on mass
1,000 dogs —
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DELETE M
after male leaves
less masculine
losing mass
losing millions
male is out of
miles away
minus 1,000
not married
overlooking mezzanine
releasing 1,000
taking Monday off
with no end of phlegm
without a bit of mercy
1,000 deserts —
1,000 leaves —
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