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( health ) a serious disease that you get in hot countries from the bite of a small insect (called a mosquito )

male О / meil / adjective

( biology ) A male animal or person belongs to the sex that does not have babies A rooster is a male chicken.

male noun [ count ]

The males of this species are bigger than the females. — Look at female .

mal • ice / ' mrelss / noun

[noncount]

a feeling of wanting to hurt other people He sent the e-mail out of malice .

ma • li • cious / ms ' li/ss / adjective

It's not true. It's just a malicious rumor.

mall / mol / ( also shop . ping mall / 'Japig mol / ) noun [ count ]

a large building that has a lot of stores, restaurants, etc. inside it

mal • nu • tri • tion / ,m®lnu' trijn / noun [noncount]

( health ) bad health that is the result of not having

enough food or enough of the right kind of food

Some of the children were suffering from malnutrition.

mam • mal / ' mffiml / noun [ count ]

( biology ) any animal that drinks milk from its mother's body when it is young

Dogs, horses, whales, and people are all mammals.

man4P / msen / noun ( plural mer / men / ) 1 [ count ] an adult male person

saw a tall man with dark hair.

[ noncount ] all humans; people

the damage man has caused to the environment

[ count ] any person All men are created equal.

man 2 / msn / exclamation

( informal )

a word that you say when you are a little angry, or you are

surprised, shocked, etc.

Oh man! I can't believe I forgot my keys!

Man, that's a great car!

man .age Ф / 'тжшаз/ verb

( man . ag es , man . ag . ing , man aged )

to be able to do something that is difficult

The box was heavy but she managed to carry it out to the car.

to be in charge of or control someone or something She manages a department of 30 people.

man • age • a • ble / ' m®nid3sbl /

not too big or too difficult to deal with I have a busy schedule, but it's manageable.

man • age • ment / ' m®nid3mant / noun

[ noncount ] the control of something, for example a business, and the people who work in it

Teachers must show good classroom management.

[ count, noncount ] ( business ) all the people who control a business

The hotel is now under new management .

man .ag .er © / maenidpr/ noun [ count ]

( business ) a person who is in charge of a business, a store, an organization, or part of an organization He is the manager of a shoe store. a sales manager

man • da • to • ry / ' m®nda|tori / adjective

( formal )

If something is mandatory , you have to do it mandatory drug testing for athletes

—SYNONYM compulsory

mane / mein / noun [ count ]

the long hair on the neck of some animals, for example horses and lions , Look at the picture at lion .

ma • neu • ver / ma ' nuvar / verb ( ma . neu . vers , ma neu . ver . ing , ma . neu . vered )

to move to a different position using skill to maneuver into a parking space

ma • neu • ver noun [ count, noncount ]

It's a complicated maneuver that you need to practice.

man • go / ' mreggou / noun [ count ] ( plural man . goes or man . gos )

a fruit that is yellow or red on the outside and yellow on the inside. Mangoes grow in hot countries.

ma • ni • ac / ' meinirek / noun [ count ]

a person who behaves in a wild or dangerous way to drive like a maniac

man • ic / ' mrenik / adjective ( informal )

full of activity and excitement

Things are manic in the office right now.

man • i • cure / 'mrenakyur / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a treatment to make your hands and your fingernails (= the hard parts at the end of your fingers ) look nice to have a manicure