m2
+ a US brand of colorful button-shaped chocolates, M&M's
+ 1941, Mars Sr., Murrie, and M&M's
+ male, m.
+ mile, m
+ Master of Arts, M.A.
+ a pump-action shotgun, M97
+ 1897, Browning and the M97
+ yes ma'am
+ a kind of monkeys, rhesus macaque
+ Northern India and rhesus macaques
+ 1867-1873, 1878-1891; the first PM of Canada, Macdonald
+ 1815-1891, a politician, Macdonald
+ the speed of sound, Mach 1
+ twice the speed of sound, Mach 2
+ answering machine
+ 1949, Zimmerman, Danner, and the answering machine
+ punched card machine
+ 1890, Hollerith and the punched card machine
+ heart-lung machine
+ 1953, Gibbon Jr. and the heart-lung machine
+ an ingenious machine
+ kidney machine
- perpetual motion machine
+ rowing machine
+ sewing machine
+ 1851, Singer and the sewing machine
- a coin-operated gambling machine, slot machine
- 1894, Fey and the slot machine
+ teaching machine
- 1954, Skinner and the teaching machine
+ ATM, automated teller machine
+ a science fiction story, The Time Machine
+ 1895, H. G. Wells and The Time Machine
+ vending machine
+ 1883, Everitt and the vending machine
+ voting machine
+ washing machine
+ sir and madam
+ dear madam
- a criminal organization, Mafia
- mid-1700s, Sicily and the Mafia
- pulp magazine
- black magic
+ 1920s, refrigerator magnet
+ personal magnetism
+ of the first magnitude
+ a game for four, Mahjong
+ c. 1870, China and Mahjong
- old maid
+ a sleep-in maid
- junk mail
- surface mail
+ in the main
+ water main
+ Her Majesty
+ His Majesty
+ Your Majesty
+ a narrow majority
- silent majority
+ m., male
+ a report, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
+ 1948, Kinsey and Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
- a classic case of malnutrition
- a malicious software, malware
+ a human being, man
- an aged man
- a bad man
- a drunken man
+ family man
+ a grown man
+ a holy man
- homeless man
- ladies' man
+ leading man
+ a made man
+ maintenance man
- a marked man
- medicine man
- an extinct type of mankind, Neanderthal man
- a book, The Descent of Man
+ 1871, Darwin and The Descent of Man
- monkey and The Descent of Man
+ as one man
+ right-hand man
+ a self-made man
+ a sporting man
+ straw man
+ stunt man
- a wild man
+ a working man
- yes man
+ young man
+ to plan, organize, direct and control; management
+ the assistant manager
+ to occupy the position of manager
+ stage manager
+ traffic manager
+ abdominal thrusts for choking, Heimlich maneuver
+ 1974, Heimlick and Heimlick maneuver
+ to reach manhood
- 1634-1637, Netherlands and the tulip mania
+ a pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto
+ 1848, Marx, Engels, and The Communist Manifesto
+ arranged in an orderly manner
+ good manners
- gross manners
- to have no manners
+ ladylike manners
- other times, other manners
+ table manners
+ praying mantis
+ green manure
+/- 1893-1976, a Chinese Communist revolutionary, Mao
+ relief map
+ road map
+ studied the map
+ sugar maple
+ Eastern North America and sugar maples
+ a 42.195 km or 26.219 m running event, Marathon
+ 490 BC, Pheidippides and the marathon
+ a toy, marble
+ 1700s, Germany and marble
- death march
+ a protest march
+ on the march
a piece of wedding music, Wedding March
+ 1842, Mendelssohn and the Wedding March
+ stallion(horse) and mare
+ margarine
+ 1897, Sabatier and margarine
+ won by a comfortable margin
- was defeated by a narrow margin
+ profit margins
+ a psychoactive drug, marijuana
+ 1839, O'Shaughnessy and marijuana
+ exclamation mark
+ 1553, Day and the exclamation mark
+ finger mark
+ indelible mark
+ to make my mark
+ question mark
+ 1587, Sidney and the question mark
- off the mark
+ on the mark
- high water mark
- stretch marks
- bear market
- black market
+ bull market
+ buyer's market
+ flea market
+ ladies market
+ money market
+ found a ready market
+ seller's market
+ the spice market
+ stock market
+ the teenage market
+ on the market
+ to go marketing
+ foreign markets
+ got high marks
+ punctuation marks
+ connected by marriage
+ civil marriage
+ common-law marriage
+ companionate marriage
+/- mixed marriage
- to forbid the marriage
- trial marriage
- never married
+ toasted marshmallow
+ Hail Mary
+ an eyelash enhancer, mascara
+ 1835, Rimmel and the mascara
+ Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, MASH
+ gas mask
+ 1915, Garner and the gas mask
+ ski mask
- stocking mask
+ surgical mask
+ 1897, P. Berger and the surgical mask
- enjoying receiving pain or humiliation from others, masochism
+ the masses
+ a martial arts film, Drunken Master
+ 1978, Jackie Chan and Drunken Master
+ grand master
+ a masterpiece
+ place mat
+ prayer mat
+ to strike a match
+ the big match
+ friction match
+ 1826, J. Walker and friction match
+ love match
+ return match
+ a singles match
+ a line of miniature die-cast vehicles, Matchbox
+ 1953, Odell and Matchbox
+ composite material
+ raw material
- failed to materialize
+ soul mates
+ applied mathematics
+ pure mathematics
+ doesn't matter
+ the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, gray matter
+ no laughing matter
- no matter
+ organic matter
+ to mind over matter
+ a personal matter
+ printed matter
- a serious matter
+ subject matter
+ for that matter
- the matter
+ to have a say in the matter
- to have no say in the matter
+ the heart of the matter
+ to get to the root of the matter
+ to have strong feelings on this matter
+ an urgent matter
+ the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord, white matter
+ gray matter and white matter
+ air mattress
+ bed and mattress
+ spring mattress
+ IMAX, image maximum
+ French fries and mayonnaise
+ megabyte, MB
+ 1024 KB, a MB
+ Mountain Daylight Time, MDT
+ month-day-year, MDY
+ to repeat the oath after me
+ for you and me
+ to burn my bridges behind me
+ to put the past behind me
+ no one here but me
- to confuse me
+/- dear me
+ to excuse me
+ Gracious me!
+ to do it like me
- hurried past me
+ to me
+ to bring it to me
+ to give it to me
+ to leave it to me
- was new to me
+ should have told me
- argued with me
+ to make the meal
+ to wash my hands before meals
+ golden mean
+ to have a double meaning
+ by all means
- slender means
+ in the meantime
- to develop measles
- German measles
+ beyond measure
+ liquid measure
+ square measure
+ tape measure
+ 1919, Farrand and the tape measure
- a temporary measure
+ made to measure
+ to take your measurements
+ weights and measures
- half measures
+ prophylactic measures
+ a food, meat
+ cold meat
+ edible, cooked meat
+ dark meat
+ to eat less meat
+ luncheon meat
+ pork, veal, and beef: red meat
- tainted meat
+ tender meat
+ not edible, uncooked meat
+ poultry, rabbit, and fish: white meat
+ sublimation, a mature defense mechanism
+/- repression, a less primitive and more mature defense mechanism
+/- used to reduce anxiety, defense mechanisms
+ 1936, A. Freud and defense mechanisms
- regression, projection, and reaction formation; primitive defense mechanisms
+ mass media
+ the media
+ forensic medicine
+ internal medicine
+ preventive medicine
+ veterinary medicine
+ patent medicines
+ proprietary medicines
+ transcendental meditation
+ track meet
+ to summon a meeting
+ charter member
- base metals
+ to arrange a meeting
+ to hold a meeting
+ top-level diplomatic meeting
+ general meeting
+ mass meeting
+ to appoint a time for the next meeting
+ to wait until the next meeting
+ special meeting
+ fixed a time for the meeting
+ a condensed report on the meeting
- to postpone the meeting
+ town meeting
+ MB, megabyte
+ the reduction of the number of chromosomes by one half after sexual reproduction, meiosis
+ 1876, Hertwig and meiosis
+ honeydew melon
+ junior membership
+ mucous membrane
+ tympanic membrane
+ to write my memoirs
+ located at the former site of the World Trade Center, National September 11th Memorial
+ consisting of the North and South Pool waterfalls, National September 11th Memorial
+ 2011, Arad and the National September 11th Memorial
+ war memorial
+ remembering of the past and the present, memory
+ flash memory
+ 1984, Fujio and flash memory
+ of happy memory
+ within living memory
+ memory that is stored in the left and right hippocampi, long-term memory
+ magnetic-core memory
+ 1947, Viehe, Wang, Olsen, Forrester and magnetic-core memory
+ to refresh my memory
+ RAM, Random-access memory
+ ROM, Read-only Memory
- a short memory
+ memory that is registered or saved in the left hippocampus, short-term memory
+ a good visual memory
- lawless men
+ learned men
+ c. 350,000 BC, Europe and Neanderthal men
+ on the mend
+ won honorable mention
+ not to mention
+ set menu
+ to crave mercy
+ to crave for mercy
+ a plea for mercy
+ the zero meridian passing through Greenwich, England, prime meridian
+ am, ante meridiem
+ pm, post meridiem
- devoid of merit
+ to judge it on its merits
+ to swim like a mermaid
+ a fairy tale, The Little Mermaid
+ 1837, Andersen and The Little Mermaid
+ the more the merrier
+ to transmit the message
+ scrap metal
+ precious metals
+ gas meter
+ light meter
+ parking meter
+ 1935, Magee, Thuesen, Hale, and the parking meter
+ marsh gas, methane
+ a natural childbirth without medical intervention, Lamaze method
+ 1940s, Lamaze and the Lamaze method
+ a natural method of educating the very young, Montessori method
+ 1907, Montessori and the Montessori method
+ questioning and answering, Socratic method
+ c. 450 BC, Socrates and the Socratic method
+ a tempo device, metronome
+ 1816, Maelzel and the metronome
+ the cat mews(sound)
+ microphone
+ 1877, Berliner and the microphone
+ compound microscope
+ 1590, Z. Janssen and the compound microscope
+ electron microscope
+ 1932, Ruska and the electron microscope
+ right in the middle
- at midnight
- to change horses in mid-stream
+ with all my might
+ high and mighty
+ migration
+ m, mile
+ the military
+ cow and milk
+ chocolate milk
+ condensed milk
+ evaporated milk
+ malted milk
+ nonfat milk
+ powdered milk
+ 1802, Krichevsky and powdered milk
+ skim milk
+ whole milk
+ coffee mill
+ cotton mill
+ paper mill
+ pepper mill
+ rolling mill
+ to go through the mill
+ to put through the mill
+ a shy plant, mimosa
+ with an easy mind
+ to know his mind
+ to read his mind
+ in mind
+ to bear in mind
+ to bear it in mind
+ to keep in mind
+ to keep it in mind
- to change my mind
+ to cross my mind
+ etched in my mind
- out of my mind
+ on my mind
+ to speak my mind
+ to make up my mind
+ never mind
- out of sight, out of mind
+ peace of mind
- one-track mind
+ open mind
+ an orderly mind
+ an original mind
+ in my right mind
+ a subtle mind
- polluting the mind
- a twisted mind
- of unsound mind
- sowing the seeds of doubt in their minds
- poisoned their minds
+ coal mine
+ gold mine
- land mine
+ 1277, Lou and land mine
+ no concern of mine
+ abundant in minerals
- poor in minerals
+ in miniature
+ a skirt at mid-thigh level, miniskirt
+ late 1950s, Quant and the miniskirt
+ foreign minister
+ PM, Prime Minister
+ no minors
+ 60 seconds in a minute
+ to give me a minute
+ enjoyed every minute
+ a miracle
+ to work miracles
+ rear-view mirror
+ 1909, Levitt and the rear-view mirror
- to do him a mischief
- to make mischief
- full of mischief
- did a lot of mischief
+ near miss
+ ballistic missile
+ guided missile
- a heavy mist
- enveloped in mist
+ a light mist
- by mistake
- a fatal mistake
+ realized his mistake
- blamed him for my mistake
- cheese mites
+ the longitudinal splitting into two halves of a pair of chromosomes, mitosis
+ 1882, Flemming and mitosis
+ cake mix
+ concrete mix
- the mob
+ upward mobility
+ a scale model
+ working model
+ photographer and models
+ service module
+ leaf mold
- to make a mountain out of a molehill
+ an animal, mollusk
+ an aquarium fish, black molly
+ Mexico and black mollies
+ in a moment
- an anxious moment
- an awkward moment
- the critical moment
+ eureka moment
+ c.250 BC, Archimedes and the eureka moment
+ to watch every moment
- a tense moment
+ at the moment
+ for the moment
+ to gather momentum
- to lose momentum
+ Monday, Mon.
+ Mon., Monday
+ cheap money
+ hard-earned money
+ to make money
- to marry money
- tight with my money
- no work, no money
+/- an amount of money
- crippled by lack of money
- an astronomical sum of money
- quarrelled over money
+ paper money
+ 1000s, China and paper money
+ pocket money
+ ready money
+ seed money
+ to invest the money
+ an animal closely related to man, monkey
+ a board game, Monopoly
+ 1935, Darrow, Magie, and Monopoly
- green-eyed monster
+ lunar month
- after a lap of one month
+ solar month
+ MDY, month-day-year
+ national monument
+ in a good mood
+ sun and moon
- once in a blue moon
+ full moon
+ Sep. 22 or 23, harvest moon
+ new moon
- the artificial satellite and the moon
+ to reach for the moon
+ far side of the moon
+ 1959, Luna 3 and the far side of the moon
+ first on the moon
+ 1969, Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, and the first man on the moon
+ going to the moon
+ the cow moos(sound)
+ dish mop
+ political morality
+ to invest the money and earn more
- more, more, more
+ once more
- one more, two more, three more
- a Latter-day Saint, Mormon
- a sacred text of the faith, The Book of Mormon
- 1830, J. Smith and The Book of Mormon
- the movement of restoring Christ's church, Mormonism
- 1820s, J. Smith and Mormonism
+ good morning
+ in the morning
+ to water my lawn in the morning
- a red sky in the morning
- a crisp winter morning
+ an analgesic, morphine
+ 1806, Serturner and morphine
+ a device that fires short-range projectiles, mortar
+ 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror and the mortar
+ an academic cap with a square and a tassel, mortarboard
+ 1918, Honor Society and the mortarboard
- reverse mortgage
- decided to foreclose the mortgage
+ to redeem the mortgage
+ the stiffening of the body after death, rigor mortis
- transmitted by mosquitoes
+ peat moss
+ at most
+ at the most
- clothes moth
- tiger moth
+ naphthalene, mothball
+ father and mother
+ expectant mother
+ foster mother
+ the living image of her mother
+ speaking on behalf of my mother
+ queen mother
- single mother
- unlike her mother
+ father-in-law and mother-in-law
+ the random movement of the particles within the vacuoles of the pollen, Brownian motion
+ 1827, Brown and Brownian motion
+ in motion
+/- slow motion
- to go through the motions
- base motive
+ electric motor (AC)
+ 1888, Tesla and the electric motor (AC)
+ electric motor (DC)
+ 1824, Gramme and the electric motor (DC)
+ outboard motor
+ 1909, Evinrude and the outboard motor
+ motorcycle
+ 1885, Daimler and the motorcycle
+ "Faster, Higher, Stronger"; the Olympic motto
- glass mountain
+ holy mountain
+ to determine the height of the mountain
+ a chain of mountains
+ a range of mountains
- a small rodent, mouse
- cat and mouse
+ a pointing device, computer mouse
+ 1968, Engelbart and the computer mouse
+ 1500s, a white mouse, laboratory mouse
+ to build a better mousetrap
+ walrus moustache
+ born with a silver spoon in his mouth
+ to put words into his mouth
+ to take the words out of his mouth
+ by word of mouth
+ out of his own mouth
+ melt in the mouth
+ roof of the mouth
- to live from hand to mouth
+ on the move
+ bowel movement
- a downward movement
- an involuntary movement
+ civil rights movement
+ a turning movement
+ the objection to the decision of the Government of the PRC, Umbrella Movement
+ 2014, Hong Kong and the Umbrella Movement
+ REM, rapid eye movements
+ prime mover
+ went to see a movie
+ color movie
- horror movie
+ panoramic movie
+ 1939, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and color movies
+ 1952, Waller and panoramic movies
+ lawn mower
+ 1830, Budding and the lawn mower
+ a digital audio coding format, MP3
+ 1993, Fraunhofer Institute and MP3
+ a QuickTime file format, MP4
+ 2001, International Organization for Standardization and MP4
+ Motion Picture Association of America, MPAA
+ 1966, Valenti and MPAA
+ using magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to form internal images of the body, MRI
+ Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI
+ 1977, Damadian, Lauterbur, Mansfield, and MRI
+ Mr. and Mrs.
+ Master of Science, M.Sc.
+ a flavor enhancer, MSG
+ monosodium glutamate, MSG
+ 1908, Kikunae and MSG
- allergic to MSG
+ Mountain Standard Time, MST
+ plowed through the mud
- spattered her dress with mud
+ the Prophet, Muhammad
+ the multitude
+ to keep mum
+ a dried-up body preserved from decay, mummy
+ ancient Egypt and mummies
- stood trial for murder
- tried for murder
- willful murder
+ cardiac muscle
+ involuntary muscle
+ smooth muscle
+ voluntary muscle
+/- a fungus, mushroom
+ edible mushroom
- psychoactive mushroom
- toxic mushroom
+ background music
+ 1750-1820, classical music
+ country music
+ 1920s, Americans and country music
+ electronic music
+ have an ear for music
+ derived great pleasure from music
+ gospel music
+ early 1900s, Americans and gospel music
+ martial music
+ love of music
+ the sound of music
+ theory of music
+ pop music
+ hip hop or rap music
+ 1970s, Americans and hip hop or rap music
+ light music
+ rock music
+ 1950s-1960s, Americans, Britons, and rock music
+ sacred music
+ secular music
+ sheet music
+ soul music
+ late 1950s-early 1960s, Americans and soul music
+ to set it to music
+ to write music
- a member of the Islamic faith, Muslim
+ sheep and mutton
+ wax myrtle
+ to busy myself
+ by myself
+ to collect myself
+ to compose myself
+ to cross myself
- to cut myself
+ to deny myself
+ to enjoy myself
+ to excel myself
+ to excuse myself
+ to exert myself
- to exhaust myself
+ to explain myself
- to expose myself
- to express myself
+ to find myself
- to flatter myself
+ made a name for myself
+ to speak for myself
- to forget myself
+ to fulfill myself
- the ideation of suicide; to kill myself, kill myself, kill myself
+ to make an exhibition of myself
+ to get a grip on myself
+ to orient myself
+ to please myself
+ to preen myself
+ to present myself
+ to recover myself
+ to redeem myself
+ to relieve myself
+ to remember myself
+ to repeat myself
+ to show myself
+ to suit myself
+ to keep to myself
- a symptom of neurosis; to talk to myself, talk to myself, talk to myself
- to undersell myself
+ to take it upon myself
+ a mystery
+ the key to the mystery
+ to clear up the mystery
- mythology
- Greeks and mythology
- a browser hijacker, myway