menorah

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me norah /mi'noira/ noun a traditional Jewish object to hold seven or nine candles (   A0rf£JB$jnJ

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Mensa /'mensa/ noun [u] an organization for people who have achieved a very high score in a test of intelli­gence rwm> () mensch /men]-/ noun (NAmE, informal) a good person, especially sb who does sth kind or helpful £FA; A A

men ses /'mensiiz/ noun (often the menses) [pi.] (tech­nical A ip) the flow of blood each month from a woman’s body R

men’s room noun {NAmE) a public toilet/bathroom for

men ISM#?; MMiftS

men strual /'menstrual/ adj. connected with the time when a woman menstruates each month      The

average length of a woman’s menstrual cycle is 28 days.

28,^0 o menstrual blood mHa. 0

(formal) a menstrual period        —compare premen­

strual

men-stru-ate /'menstrueit/ verb [V] {formal) when a woman menstruates, there is a flow of blood from her womb, usually once a month AR £2 menstru ation /.menstru'eijn/ noun [u] (formal) the process or time of menstruating fr £2 ; |

—                 compare period

mens wear /'menzwea(r); /MmF -wer/ noun [U] used especially in shops/stores to describe clothes for men MM (  ) : the menswear department M7

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-ment suffix (in nouns $JJ$; £ isj) the action or result of ) : bombardment Mii 0 development ^ H ► -mental (in adjectives S W is]): govern­mental      o judgemental

men tal 0-w /'mentl/ adj.

1 [usually before nounj connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking *E (ft;

# W ; fi % W ; tM: the mental process of remembering iEfee'll'3$Mfg o Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like? £   zHiff

#7? 01 made a mental note to talk to her about it. ffc o He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics.    Ailo 2 [usually

before noun] connected with the state of health of the mind or with the treatment of illnesses of the mind T?  H23 PSYCHOLOGICAL:

mental health jf o a mental disorder/illness/

hospital    0 She was suffering from

physical and mental exhaustion,        N" S12      lit A #io

—                 compare psychiatric o note on previous page

3 [not usually before noun] {BrE> slang) crazy Afc Watch him. He’s mental.      flk^To o My dad will

go mental (= be very angry) when he finds out.

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mental 'age noun [C, usually sing.] the level of sb’s ability to think, understand, etc. that is judged by comparison with the average ability for children of a particular age H? A AMShe is sixteen but has a mental age of five.

—                 compare chronological(2)

.mental a rithmetic noun [u] adding, multiplying, etc. numbers in your mind without writing anything down or using a calculator Jf

men-tal-ity /men'taelati/ noun [usually sing.] {pi. -ies) the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or group M U ; JjH M A HIT! mindset :

I cannot understand the mentality of football hooligans.

ft fe a US & fa <8 'fr &0 a criminal/ghetto mentality — see also

SIEGE MENTALITY

men tal ly CHr /'mentali/ adv. connected with or happening in the mind #±; H? A ±; Ii±,: mentally ill 0 The baby is very

mentally alert.   0 Mentally, I began

making a list of things I had to do.    I® A M #31

.mentally 'handicapped adj. {old-fashioned) (of a person A) slow to learn or to understand things because of a problem with the brain H? (ft; H jj $$ P# (ft; $##0s2fc£ft lima It is now more usual to say that people with this kind of problem have learning difficulties. JJAMWitfc^Mlft AM have learning difficulties (    ) „

menthol /'menOnl; NAmE -0o:l; -0a:l/ noun [U] a substance that tastes and smells of mint, that is used in some medicines for colds and to give a strong cool flavour to cigarettes, toothpaste, etc. infill men thol ated /'men0aleitid/ adj. containing menthol : mentholated sweets

SYNONYMS fl&flllMr

mention

refer to ♦ cite ♦ quote ♦ allude to

These words all mean to write or speak about sb/sth, often in order to give an example or prove sth. !^_h#

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mention to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information       , Tf JiJ„ ij

If], XM Atw tB     &: Nobody mentioned

anything to me about it.

refer to sb/sth {rather formal) to mention or speak about sb/sth jtfjgfij, iJA, iftSS: / promised not to refer to the matter again.         M      7 e

cite formal) to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying (JIB ) . ( 7M ) vf-M : He cited his

heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.

quote to mention an example of sth to support what you are saying     : Can you quote me an

instance of when this happened? f g j3?  A $1 M ^

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CITE OR QUOTE? Jfl cite 2EJt quote ?

You can cite reasons or examples, but you can only quote examples. * cite     fS

quote RH 7     : He quoted his heavy workload as

the-reason for his breakdown. Cite is a more formal word than quote and is often used in more formal situations, for example in descriptions of legal cases.

* cite quote lEat, MAMAift^A, m%W

allude to sb/sth formal) to mention sth in an indirect way JtlUiiHf!], Bats, fiif: The problem had been alluded to briefly in earlier discussions. & A

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

a to mention/refer to/cite/quote/allude to sb/sth as sb/sth

a commonly/frequently/often mentioned/referred to/cited/quoted/alluded to a to mention/refer to/allude to sb/sth briefly/ casually/in passing

a the example mentioned/referred to/cited/quoted/ alluded to above/earlier/previously a to mention/refer to/cite/quote a(n) example/ instance/case of sth

men-tion On /'merijn/ verb, noun mverb ~ sth/sb (to sb) to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information M gij; ^ M; iJIlJ: [VN] Nobody mentioned anything to me about it. AMlic        JLo 0 Sorry, I won’t mention it

again. ZtA®,    0 Now that you

mention it, she did seem to be in a strange mood. 13;

JtAAXto o His name has