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Mr. Good-bar /ˌmɪstə ˈgʊdbɑːr||-tər-/ trademark a type of milk chocolate bar with PEANUTS, sold in the US
Mr 'Kipling trademark a type of small cake made by Manor Bakeries Ltd in the UK. There are many different types of Mr Kipling cake, and they are advertised with the phrase: 'Mr Kipling makes exceedingly good cakes'.
Mr 'Nice Guy BrE || Mr. Nice Guy AmE someone who is too nice and friendly, so that other people treat him unfairly to get what they want. Used especially in the phrase 'no more Mr Nice Guy', to say that you are going to stop being nice and letting people treat you badly.
MRP /ˌem ɑːr ˈpiː||-ɑːr-/ n BrE abbrev. for manufacturer's recommended price; the price which the maker of a product says it should cost (often seen in advertisements): Sale price £7.50, MRP £9.75
Mr. Po'tato Head trademark a type of plastic toy shaped like a potato, which includes different eyes, noses, mouths, and ears that you can put on it to give it different faces
Mr 'Right BrE || Mr. Right AmE a man considered to be the perfect husband or partner for a particular woman: She's still waiting for Mr Right to come along.
Mr. Rogers' 'Neighborhood a US television programme on PBS for very young children. Mr. Rogers introduces the programme, and is always very calm and nice.
Mrs BrE || Mrs. AmE /ˈmɪsɪz/ 1 a title used before a married woman's family name when you are speaking or writing to her and want to be polite: Mrs. Smith | Mr and Mrs David Smith ➔ compare MISS², MS; see MR (USAGE) 2 spoken used before the name of a personal quality or type of behaviour as a humorous name for a married woman who has that quality: Mrs Superefficiency
MRSA /ˌem ɑːr es ˈeɪ/ the name for a group of infectious BACTERIA that cannot be treated with normal ANTIBIOTIC drugs because they have developed a RESISTANCE to them (=they are not damaged or affected by the antibiotics). These bacteria are also known as SUPERBUGS, and are found in many hospitals.
Mrs 'Mop n BrE a STEREOTYPE that existed in the past of an old WORKING-CLASS woman who works as a cleaner
Mr 'Universe trademark a US competition in which men from many different countries who are BODYBUILDERS (=people who exercise to develop big muscles) compete to be judged the most physically attractive, and to win the title 'Mr Universe' ➔ compare MISS UNIVERSE
Mr 'Whippy trademark a UK company that sells soft ice-cream from an ice-cream VAN, which drives from street to street and plays special tunes to attract customers
ms pl. mss (often caps.) written abbrev. for MANUSCRIPT
Ms BrE || Ms. AmE /mɪz, məz/ a polite title used before a woman's family name. Ms is used when it is not important to say whether a woman is married or not, or when the woman herself thinks that people do not need to know this: The school Principal is Ms Monica Bird. ➔ see Cultural Note at MR
Ms. trademark a US magazine for women, started by the FEMINIST writer Gloria STEINEM
MS¹ /ˌem ˈes/ n [U] abbrev. for multiple sclerosis; a serious illness that gradually destroys your nerves, making you weak and unable to move
MS² written abbrev. for Mississippi
MSc /ˌem es ˈsiː/ BrE || MS AmE — n abbrev. for 1 Master of Science; a university degree in a science subject that you get after studying for a year or two longer after your first degree, the BSC. MSc is written after someone's name to show that they have this degree: Sheila Cole, MSc | She has an MSc in engineering. 2 Master of Science; in Scotland and at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, a university degree in a science subject which is of the same level as a BSc in other universities ➔ compare MA; see Cultural Note at DEGREE
MS-DOS /ˌem es ˈdɒs||-ˈdɑːs/ trademark one of the most common OPERATING SYSTEMS for a computer
MSG /ˌem es ˈdʒiː/ n [U] abbrev. for monosodium glutamate; a chemical which has no taste of its own but is added to certain foods to make them taste stronger. It is often used in Chinese cooking, and some people think it is bad for your health.
M6 Toll /ˌem sɪks ˈtəʊl/ a MOTORWAY that is the first in Britain to charge a TOLL (=money). It is 27 miles long, and people can use it to avoid the traffic on the busiest part of the M6 motorway, near the city of Birmingham. It opened in December 2003.
MSN /ˌem es ˈen/ trademark abbrev. for Microsoft Network; an ISP (Internet Service Provider) supplied by Microsoft. MSN is also used informally to refer to MSN Messenger, an INSTANT MESSAGING system which is part of the Microsoft Network.
MST /ˌem es ˈtiː/ abbrev. for MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
Mt written abbrev. for MOUNT²: Mt Everest
MT written abbrev. for MONTANA
MTM /ˌem ti ˈem/ trademark a US company which makes television programmes, started by Mary Tyler Moore
MTV /ˌem tiː ˈviː/ trademark abbrev. for Music Television; a US television company whose programmes are shown around the world. It broadcasts popular music and VIDEOS of the singers or groups performing it, 24 hours a day.
M25 /ˌem twenti ˈfaɪv/ a British MOTORWAY (=large, fast road) that goes all around London, which is also called the London Orbital on some road signs ➔ see also NORTH CIRCULAR, SOUTH CIRCULAR
CULTURAL NOTE People sometimes make jokes about the M25 because there are so many cars etc on it that the traffic often moves very slowly.
Mu-ba-rak, Mu-ham-med Hos-ni /muːbɑːræk, muˈhæməd ˈhusni/ (1929–) an Egyptian politician, the president of Egypt from 1981
much¹ /mʌtʃ/ adv 1 by a large degree: It was much worse than I thought. | He's getting much fatter. | He's much the fatter of the two. | much the quickest worker | much the most interesting story | It's much too cold. | I'd much rather not go. ➔ see MORE (USAGE) 2 (in the phrases too much, so much, very much, how much?) greatly: Thank you very much. | I like him very much. | You've been doing too much – you should take a holiday. | She talks a great deal too much. | However much you hate cabbage, you must eat it all up. | (fml) He would so much like to go. | 'It's dark!' 'So much the better (for us)!' (=that's good) They won't see us climbing the wall.' 3 [usually in negatives] a) to a great degree: I don't much like that idea. | I don't like that idea much. | Much to my surprise/displeasure she forgot our meeting. (=she forgot it, which surprised/displeased me greatly) | The news was much the same as usual. | I'm not much good at tennis. (=do not play it very well) | Much as I like her (=although I like her a lot) I wouldn't like to be married to her. b) often: We don't go out much. 4 {like, as} almost the same: I found the house much as I'd left it. | This sounds much like an argument I've heard before. 5 much less and certainly not: I can hardly walk, much less run. 6 not/nothing much hardly anything: There's nothing much we can do about it. 7 not so much ... as not ... but rather: I don't so much dislike him as feel sorry for him! 8 too/a bit much infml unreasonable: It really is too much of your father to bring guests home to dinner without letting me know in advance. | Well, that's a bit much! 9 Not much! infml (used to express firm disagreement or disbelief): 'He doesn't want to cheat you.' 'Not much (he doesn't)!' (=I firmly believe he does want to cheat me.)
1 Use much with adjectives made from the passive form of verbs, in the same way as very is used with ordinary adjectives: This picture is much admired/is very beautiful. 2 Do not use much between a verb and its object, unless the object is a very long one. Compare We very much enjoyed the party./We enjoyed the party very much and We enjoyed very much the party we went to at your house.
much² determiner, pron more, most 1 (used in questions and negatives about [U] nouns, and with so and too but not usually in simple statements) a large amount or part (of): Hurry up; we haven't got very much time. | I've got far too much work to do. | How much is that dress? (=what does it cost?) | We haven't seen much of you (=you haven't visited us) recently. | You eat too much. | (fml) I have much pleasure in declaring this new factory open. 2 something very good: She's not much to look at, but she's very nice. | He's very good at tennis, but he's not much of a swimmer. (=does not swim well) | My French/This film is not up to much. (=not very
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