or to improve its sound after recording it a ;

mixture (Hr /'mikstJe(r)/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a combination of different things ?§ a* • ^ p^: The city is a mixture of old and new buildings. o We listened

to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror. f£j|] n M 1$ & £ M #J >!f 'fit W. njf 7 & W\ m K ₉ 2 [C, U] a

substance made by mixing other substances together ?I : cake mixture <> Add the eggs to the mixture

and beat welU&mMtiam—see also cough mixture 3 [c] (technical 7k i§) a combination of two or more substances that mix together without any chemical reaction taking place ; M'n W

— compare compound n. 4 [U] the act of mixing different substances together

'mix-up noun (informal) a situation that is full of confusion, especially because sb has made a mistake ?f& j§L;

muddle: There has been a mix-up over the dates. nm%&mfLTo

miz-zen (also mizen) /'mizn/ noun (technical 7k iff)

1 (also miz-zenmast /'miznmaist; NAmE -maest/) the mast of a ship that is behind the main mast JjjHi; IfcM

2 (also miz zen-sail /'miznseil/) a sail on the mizzen of a ship JfjtHiMiJl; MW

ml abbr. [pi. ml or mis) millilitre(s) Mft: 25ml water

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MLA /,em el ‘ei/ abbr. (CanE) Member of the Legislative Assembly M

M’lud /ma'lAd/ noun (BrE) used when speaking to the judge in court ( j&EMifi ) feWAA: My client pleads guilty, Mlud. fttXA, «^*AiA3P₀

mm abbr., exclamation

mabbr. millimetre(s) ^A: rainfall 6mm * 6 M# 0 a 35mm camera * 35

■ exclamation (also mmm) the way of writing the sound /m/ that people make to show that they are listening to sb or that they agree, they are thinking, they like sth, they are not sure, etc. Rg, R$> ( 4$^ cfAXN;#;, M # 4*, IMA. ) : Mm, I know what you

mean. R§, jf iff. ft M. M „ o Mm, what lovely cake!

R§, ^ ft $1 PR ! 0 Mmm, I’m not so sure that’s a

good idea,

food processor

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hand-held blender

blender (BrE also liquidizer)

; mtm

MMR /,em em ’ai(r)/ abbr. measles, mumps, rubella 0—SSI&jfe—R%: an MMR jab (= a vaccine given to small children to prevent these three diseases) —

mm#.—mBim

MMS /,em em 'es/ noun [U, C] the abbreviation for Multi- media Messaging Service (a system for sending colour pictures and sounds as well as short written messages from one mobile phone/cellphone to another) ( XlfL ) ft in m m # , ± ^ A Multimedia

Messaging Service ) : an MMS message 0 He

sent me an MMS. o

MNA /,em en *ei/ abbr. (CanE) Member of the National Assembly 0

mne mon ic /m'mDnik; NAmE -’main-/ noun a word, sentence, poem, etc. that helps you to remember sth JftiEtZftJii'Rj ( ) ; IfriE#⁴? ► mne-moivic adj.

[only before noun]: a mnemonic device iElZ^-IBi MO (BrE) (also M.O. US, BrE) /,em 'au; NAmE 'oo/ abbr.

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mo /mao; NAmE mou/ noun [sing.] (BrE, informal) a very short period of time M; fflt |a] EEC] moment _: See you in a mo! LJaL!

moa /'maua; NAmE 'moua/ noun a large bird that could not fly, that was found in New Zealand but is now extinct (= no longer exists) 3S4 ( X

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moan /maun; NAmEmoun/ verb, noun ■ verb 1 (of a person A) to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure R$Rt SHI groan: [V] to moan in/withpain JtfeR'f'Rf O The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning. jAl^ifeAR^Rtlro b [V speech] 7 might never see you again, ’ she moaned. ife R$ P$- jf _: “ rT Its

” 2 ~ (on) (about sth) (to sb) | ~ (at sb) (informal) to complain about sth in a way that other people find annoying HJ3 grumble, whine : [V] What are you moaning on about now? &

0 They’re always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.

MMo <> [V that] Bella moaned that her feet were cold. A o note at complain 3 [V] (literary) (especially of the wind AIb M) to make a long deep sound fl?Ri; % {±J MMM ► moan er noun unoun 1 [C] a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure RtfJR^-^ SCI groan : a low moan of despair/anguish fti&M/

2 [C] (informal) a complaint about sth : We had a good moan about work. f^Cl)$Xff O His letters are full of the usual moans and groans. 3 [sing.]

(literary) a long deep sound, especially the sound that is made by the wind ( AlaJTO ) UfffiMr MMM. moat /maut; NAmE mout/ noun a deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filled with water to make it more difficult for enemies to attack M M —picture o page R13 ► moat-ed adj. [usually before noun]: a moated manor house IWIHA^^I^JXIII^!^ mob /mob; NAmE ma:b/ noun, verb wnoun 1 [C, sing.+sing./pl. v.] a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble Affi; ( Xim ) UK: an angry/unruly mob fit 67 / AS ift.H S o The mob was/were preparing to storm the building. ‘ M M W ^ ^ A «» <> an

excited mob of fans M <> mob rule ( = a

situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority) H K. £1 jo — see also lynch mob

4 [C, usually sing.] (informal) a group of people who are

similar in some way SCI gang •#. ( A^(W]A

(ft A ) : All the usual mob were there.

Me 3 the Mob [sing.] (informal) the people involved in organized crime; the Mafia 3E 31 @HA ; 1f t 4 [C] (AustralE, NZE) a group of animals ( a mob

of cattle —flock, herd IT*T?7I see heavy adj. mverb (-bb-) [VN] [usually passive] 1 if a crowd of birds or animals mob another bird or animal, they gather round it and attack it ( ) M&.,

2 if a person is mobbed by a crowd of people, the