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melt Ф / melt / verb ( melts , melt • ing , melt • ed )

to warm something so that it becomes liquid; to get warmer so that it becomes liquid Melt the butter in a saucepan. The snow melted in the sunshine.

melt • ing pot / ' meltig pat / noun [ count ]

a place where a lot of different cultures, ideas, etc. come together

New York is a real melting pot.

mem .ber © / ' membэr / noun [ count ]

a person who is in a group Is she a member of the family?

mem • ber • ship / ' membэr^Ip / noun

[ noncount ]

being in a group or an organization Membership in the club costs $100 a year.

mem • brane / ' membrein / noun [ count ]

( biology ) a thin layer that is found inside a plant, or inside a person's or an animal's body

mem • o / ' memou / noun [ count ] ( plural mem • os )

( business ) a note that you write to a person who works with you

I sent you a memo about the meeting on Friday.

mem • o • ra • ble / ' memrebl /

easy to remember because it is special in some way Their wedding was a very memorable day.

me • mo • ri • al / шэ 'шог1э1 / noun [ count ]

something that people build or do to help us remember

someone, or something that happened

The statue is a memorial to all the soldiers who died in the

war.

mem • o • rize / ' memэraIZ / verb

( mem • o • riz es , mem • o • riz • ing , mem • o rized )

to learn something so that you can remember it exactly We have to memorize a poem for homework.

mem .O . ry Ф / 'тетэи/ noun ( plural mem • o • ries )

1 [ count ] the ability to remember things

Ruth has a very good memory — she never forgets people's

names.

[ count ] something that you remember

I have very happy memories of that vacation.

[ count, noncount ] ( computers ) the part of a computer that holds information

men

plural of man

mend / mend / verb ( mends , mend • ing , mend • ed )

to repair a hole in a piece of clothing Can you mend this sock?

men's room / ' menz rum / noun [ count ]

a room in a public building that has toilets for men to use Excuse me — where is the men's room?

—Look at ladies' room , restroom .

men • stru • ate / ' menstrueit / verb ( men • stru • ates , men stru • at • ing , men • stru at • ed )

( formal )

( biology ) (used about women) to lose blood from the body once a month

— Look at period ( 3 ).

Suffix

-ment

( in nouns ) the action or result of a verb

announce ment arrangement develop ment disappoint ment improve ment punish ment

men .tal © E / ' mentl /

of or in your mind mental illness

mental arithmetic (= done in your head )

men • tal • lyAWL / ' mentэli / adverb He is mentally ill.

men • tal • i • ty aw / men ' tekti /

[ count ] ( plural men • tal .i • ties ) a type of mind or way of thinking a criminal mentality

men .tion © / 'теп/п/ verb ( men • tions , men • tion • ing , men • tioned )

to speak or write about something without giving much information

Liz mentioned that she was going to buy a new car. He didn't mention Anna in his letter. not to mention

words you use to add something to what you have just said; and also

He has a big apartment in the city, not to mention a new house on the beach.

men • tion noun [ count, noncount ]

There was no mention of the accident in the newspaper.

men • u / ' menyu/ noun [ count ] ( plural men .us )