M

SIMPLE
Dictionary Abbreviations
Common Usage
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns: People
Nouns: Places
Nouns: Things
Nouns: Body Parts
Nouns: Clothing
Nouns: Food
Nouns: Times & Dates
Verbs
Adjectives & Adverbs
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M before WORD
WORD around M
M inside WORD
M after WORD
Delete M

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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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