mall /mɔː l, mæ l/ (malls ) N‑COUNT A mall is a very large enclosed shopping area.
mal|lard /mæ lɑː r d/ (mallards ) N‑COUNT A mallard is a kind of wild duck which is very common.
mal|le|able /mæ liəb ə l/
1 ADJ If you say that someone is malleable , you mean that they are easily influenced or controlled by other people. [WRITTEN ] □ She was young enough to be malleable.
2 ADJ A substance that is malleable is soft and can easily be made into different shapes. □ Silver is the most malleable of all metals.
mal|let /mæ l I t/ (mallets ) N‑COUNT A mallet is a wooden hammer with a square head.
ma ll rat (mall rats ) N‑COUNT Mall rats are young people who spend a lot of time hanging around in shopping malls with their friends. [AM , DISAPPROVAL ]
mal|nour|ished /mæ lnʌ r I ʃt/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone is malnourished , they are physically weak because they do not eat enough food or do not eat the right kind of food. □ About thirty per-cent of the country's children were malnourished.
mal|nu|tri|tion /mæ lnjuːtr I ʃ ə n, [AM ] -nuːt-/ N‑UNCOUNT If someone is suffering from malnutrition , they are physically weak and extremely thin because they have not eaten enough food. □ Infections are more likely in those suffering from malnutrition.
mal|odor|ous /mæloʊ dərəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is malodorous has an unpleasant smell. [LITERARY ] □ …tons of malodorous garbage bags.
mal|prac|tice /mæ lpræ kt I s/ (malpractices ) N‑VAR [oft N n] If you accuse someone of malpractice , you are accusing them of breaking the law or the rules of their profession in order to gain some advantage for themselves. [FORMAL ] □ There were only one or two serious allegations of malpractice. □ …alleged financial malpractices.
malt /mɔː lt/ (malts )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Malt is a substance made from grain that has been soaked in water and then dried in a hot oven. Malt is used in the production of whisky, beer, and other alcoholic drinks. □ German beer has traditionally been made from just four ingredients–hops, malt, yeast and water.
2 N‑COUNT A malt is a drink made from malted milk and sometimes other flavourings. [AM ]
malt|ed /mɔː lt I d/ ADJ [ADJ n] Malted barley has been soaked in water and then dried in a hot oven. It is used in the production of whisky, beer, and other alcoholic drinks.
Mal|tese /mɒ ltiː z/ (Maltese )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Maltese means belonging or relating to Malta, or to its people, language, or culture.
2 N‑COUNT A Maltese is a person who comes from Malta.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Maltese is a language spoken in Malta.
mal|treat /mæ ltriː t/ (maltreats , maltreating , maltreated ) VERB [usu passive] If a person or animal is maltreated , they are treated badly, especially by being hurt. □ [be V -ed] He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
mal|treat|ment /mæ ltriː tmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Maltreatment is cruel behaviour, especially involving hurting a person or animal. □ [+ of ] 2,000 prisoners died as a result of torture and maltreatment.
ma lt whi s|ky (malt whiskies ) N‑VAR Malt whisky or malt is whisky that is made from malt.
mal|ware /mæ lweə r / N‑UNCOUNT Malware is a type of computer program that is designed to damage or disrupt a computer. [COMPUTING ] □ Hackers conceal malware in pop-up windows.
mam /mæ m/ (mams ) N‑COUNT Mam is used to mean mother. You can call your mam 'Mam'. [BRIT , DIALECT ] □ You sit here and rest, Mam.
mama /məmɑː / (mamas ) N‑COUNT Mama means the same as mother . You can call your mama 'Mama'. [BRIT , OLD-FASHIONED ]
mam|ma /mɑː mə/ (mammas ) also mama N‑COUNT Mamma means the same as mother . You can call your mamma 'Mamma'. [AM , INFORMAL ]
mam|mal /mæ m ə l/ (mammals ) N‑COUNT Mammals are animals such as humans, dogs, lions, and whales. In general, female mammals give birth to babies rather than laying eggs, and feed their young with milk.
mam|ma|lian /mæme I liən/ ADJ [ADJ n] In zoology, mammalian means relating to mammals. [TECHNICAL ] □ The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.
mam|ma|ry /mæ məri/ ADJ [ADJ n] Mammary means relating to the breasts. [TECHNICAL ] □ …the mammary glands.
mam|mo|gram /mæ məgræm/ (mammograms ) N‑COUNT A mammogram is a test used to check whether women have breast cancer, using x-rays.
Mam|mon /mæ mən/ N‑UNCOUNT You can use Mammon to refer to money and business activities if you want to show your disapproval of people who think that becoming rich is the most important thing in life. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ It is not every day that one meets a business-person who is not obsessed with Mammon.
mam|moth /mæ məθ/ (mammoths )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use mammoth to emphasize that a task or change is very large and needs a lot of effort to achieve. [EMPHASIS ] □ …the mammoth task of relocating the library.
2 N‑COUNT A mammoth was an animal like an elephant, with very long tusks and long hair, that lived a long time ago but no longer exists.
mam|my /mæ mi/ (mammies ) N‑COUNT In some dialects of English, mammy is used to mean mother. You can call your mammy 'Mammy'. [INFORMAL ]
man ◆◆◆ /mæ n/ (men , mans , manning , manned )