7 PHRASE If you lose your memory , you forget things that you used to know. □ His illness caused him to lose his memory.
8 to commit something to memory → see commit
me mo|ry card (memory cards ) N‑COUNT A memory card is a type of card containing computer memory that is used in digital cameras and other devices. [COMPUTING ]
me mo|ry chip (memory chips ) N‑COUNT In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored.
me mo|ry stick (memory sticks ) N‑COUNT A memory stick is a small device that connects to a computer and allows you to store and copy information. □ I'll bring my presentation on a memory stick.
mem|sa|hib /me msɑːb/ (memsahibs ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE Memsahib was used to refer to or address white women in India, especially during the period of British rule, or sometimes to refer to or address upper-class Indian women. [OLD-FASHIONED ]
men /me n/ Men is the plural of man .
men|ace /me n I s/ (menaces , menacing , menaced )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm. □ [+ to ] In my view you are a menace to the public. □ [+ of ] …the menace of fascism.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ to ] You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you. □ …a voice full of menace.
4 VERB If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. □ [V n] The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.
5 VERB If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you. □ [be V -ed] She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend. [Also V n]
men|ac|ing /me n I s I ŋ/ ADJ If someone or something looks menacing , they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger. □ The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look. ● men|ac|ing|ly ADV [usu ADV after v] □ A group of men suddenly emerged from a doorway and moved menacingly forward to block her way.
me|nage /me I nɑː ʒ/ also ménage N‑SING A menage is a group of people living together in one house. [FORMAL ]
me|nage a trois /me I nɑː ʒ ɑː twɑː / (menages a trois ) also ménage à trois N‑COUNT [usu sing] A menage a trois is a situation where three people live together, especially when one of them is having a sexual relationship with both of the others.
me|nag|erie /mənæ dʒəri/ (menageries ) N‑COUNT A menagerie is a collection of wild animals.
mend /me nd/ (mends , mending , mended )
1 VERB If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used. □ [V n] They took a long time to mend the roof. □ [have n V -ed] I should have had the catch mended, but never got round to it.
2 VERB If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended , they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury. □ [V ] I'm feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it's mending. □ [V n] He must have a major operation on his knee to mend severed ligaments.
3 VERB If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them. □ [V n] He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries.
4 PHRASE If a relationship or situation is on the mend after a difficult or unsuccessful period, it is improving. [INFORMAL ] □ More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed.
5 PHRASE If you are on the mend after an illness or injury, you are recovering from it. [INFORMAL ] □ The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
6 PHRASE If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways , they begin to behave well. □ He has promised drastic disciplinary action if they do not mend their ways.
7 to mend fences → see fence
men|da|cious /mende I ʃəs/ ADJ A mendacious person is someone who tells lies. A mendacious statement is one that is a lie. [FORMAL ]
men|dac|ity /mendæ s I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Mendacity is lying, rather than telling the truth. [FORMAL ] □ …an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity.
mend|ing /me nd I ŋ/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Mending is the sewing and repairing of clothes that have got holes in them. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □ Who will then do the cooking, the washing, the mending?
2 → see also mend
men|folk /me nfoʊk/ N‑PLURAL [usu poss N ] When women refer to their menfolk , they mean the men in their family or society.
me|nial /miː niəl/ ADJ Menial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid. □ …low paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work.
men|in|gi|tis /me n I ndʒa I t I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Meningitis is a serious infectious illness which affects your brain and spinal cord.
meno|pause /me nəpɔːz/ N‑SING The menopause is the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually when she is about fifty years old. ● meno|pau|sal ADJ □ …a menopausal woman.