me n's room (men's rooms ) N‑COUNT The men's room is a toilet for men in a public building. [mainly AM ]
men|strual /me nstruəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Menstrual means relating to menstruation. □ …the menstrual cycle.
men|stru|ate /me nstrue I t/ (menstruates , menstruating , menstruated ) VERB When a woman menstruates , a flow of blood comes from her womb. Women menstruate once a month unless they are pregnant or have reached the menopause. [FORMAL ] □ [V ] Lean hard-training women athletes may menstruate less frequently or not at all. ● men|strua|tion /me nstrue I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ Menstruation may cease when a woman is anywhere between forty-five and fifty years of age.
mens|wear /me nzweə r / N‑UNCOUNT Menswear is clothing for men. □ …the menswear industry.
SUFFIX -ment
forms nouns that refer to the process of making or doing something, or to the result of this process. For example, replacement is the process of replacing something or the thing that replaces it.
men|tal ◆◇◇ /me nt ə l/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Mental means relating to the process of thinking. □ …the mental development of children. □ …intensive mental effort. ● men|tal|ly ADV [ADV adj/adv, ADV with v] □ I think you are mentally tired. □ Physically I might not have been overseas but mentally and spiritually I was with them.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Mental means relating to the state or the health of a person's mind. □ The mental state that had created her psychosis was no longer present. □ …mental health problems. ● men|tal|ly ADV [usu ADV with cl/group, oft ADV after v] □ …an inmate who is mentally disturbed. □ …the needs of the mentally ill.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] A mental act is one that involves only thinking and not physical action. □ Practise mental arithmetic when you go out shopping. ● men|tal|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ This technique will help people mentally organize information.
4 ADJ If you say that someone is mental , you mean that you think they are mad. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ I just said to him 'you must be mental'.
5 PHRASE If you make a mental note of something, you make an effort to store it in your memory so that you will not forget it. □ She made a mental note to have his prescription refilled.
me n|tal a ge (mental ages ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A person's mental age is the age which they are considered to have reached in their ability to think or reason.
me n|tal hos|pi|tal (mental hospitals ) N‑COUNT A mental hospital is a hospital for people who are suffering from mental illness.
men|tal|ity /mentæ l I ti/ (mentalities ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your mentality is your attitudes and your way of thinking. □ …a criminal mentality. □ Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.
men|thol /me nθɒl, [AM ] -θɔːl/ N‑UNCOUNT Menthol is a substance that smells a bit like peppermint and is used to flavour things such as cigarettes and toothpaste. It is also used in some medicines, especially for curing colds.
men|tion ◆◆◇ /me nʃ ə n/ (mentions , mentioning , mentioned )
1 VERB If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly. □ [V n/v-ing] She did not mention her mother's absence. □ [V n + to ] I may not have mentioned it to her. □ [V that] I had mentioned that I didn't really like contemporary music. □ [V wh] She shouldn't have mentioned how heavy the dress was. □ [V n + as ] I felt as though I should mention it as an option.
2 N‑VAR A mention is a reference to something or someone. □ [+ of ] The statement made no mention of government casualties.
3 VERB [usu passive] If someone is mentioned in writing, a reference is made to them by name, often to criticize or praise something that they have done. □ [be V -ed] I was absolutely outraged that I could be even mentioned in an article of this kind. □ [be V -ed + as ] …Brigadier Ferguson was mentioned in the report as being directly responsible.
4 VERB [usu passive] If someone is mentioned as a candidate for something such as a job, it is suggested that they might become a candidate. □ [be V -ed + as ] Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
5 N‑VAR A special or honourable mention is formal praise that is given for an achievement that is very good, although not usually the best of its kind. □ Many people have helped me but I would like to pick out a few for special mention.
6 CONVENTION People sometimes say ' don't mention it ' as a polite reply to someone who has just thanked them for doing something. [FORMULAE ] □ 'Thank you very much.'—'Don't mention it.'
7 PHRASE You use not to mention when you want to add extra information which emphasizes the point that you are making. [EMPHASIS ] □ The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused.
men|tor /me ntɔː r / (mentors , mentoring , mentored )
1 N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] A person's mentor is someone who gives them help and advice over a period of time, especially help and advice related to their job.
2 VERB To mentor someone means to give them help and advice over a period of time, especially help and advice related to their job. □ [V n] He had mentored scores of younger doctors. ● men|tor|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ …the company's mentoring programme.
menu /me njuː/ (menus )