| measles |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a very contagious but short-lived disease, usu. affecting children, that is caused by a virus and accompanied by fever and an eruption of red spots on the skin. [2 definitions] |
| measly |
(informal) ridiculously inadequate or unsatisfactory; paltry. [2 definitions] |
| measurable |
capable of being measured; quantifiable. [2 definitions] |
| measure |
calculation of exact dimensions within time or space, such as length, quantity, duration, weight, or capacity. [14 definitions] |
| measured |
restrained; deliberate. [3 definitions] |
| measureless |
incapable of being measured; having no boundaries or limits; infinite. |
| measurement |
the act or process of measuring specific dimensions. [2 definitions] |
| measure out |
to mark off and separate from the whole. |
| measures |
things that are done to get a particular result. |
| measuring cup |
a graduated cup used esp. in cooking for measuring ingredients, or a cup intended to hold one specific amount of an ingredient. |
| measuring spoon |
a spoon, often attached with others of different sizes as a set, that when filled gives a specific amount of a substance, used especially in cooking. |
| measuring tape |
a flexible tape used to measure distance; tape measure. |
| measuringworm |
a caterpillar that moves by bringing the rear end of its body forward and then advancing the front; inchworm. |
| meat |
the flesh of animals, esp. mammals, when used or regarded as food. [4 definitions] |
| meatball |
chopped or ground meat that is seasoned, shaped into a small ball, and cooked, often in a sauce. [2 definitions] |
| meat-eating |
having meat, the flesh of animals, as part of one's diet, or eating primarily meat; carnivorous. |
| meathead |
(slang) a stupid person; dullard. |
| meatless |
combined form of meat. |
| meatloaf |
a baked loaf of ground meats such as beef, pork, and veal mixed with egg, bread crumbs, and the like. |
| meatpacking |
the process or industry of slaughtering animals, and processing and packaging the meat for market. |
| meatus |
a passage or duct within the body, or the external opening of such a passage, as of the ear or urethra. |