4-Letter Words Ending With M

Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; the anitithesis and correlative of to;

The objective case of they.

space for movement

form a team

steadiness of mind under stress

make a film or photograph of something

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

the visual appearance of something or someone

The objective case of who.

easily aroused or excited

the act of swimming

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

the act of damaging something or someone

not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

worthless people

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

an individual instance of a type of symbol

a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

take off weight

a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

a fraudulent business scheme

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

rise rapidly

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

cut down on; make a reduction in

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine

cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

a statistic describing the location of a distribution

a sudden desire

adopted in order to deceive

(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

be at or take the helm of

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

hit hard

study intensively, as before an exam

avens

a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices

showing a brooding ill humor

unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

the top edge of a vessel or other container

injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation

appear very large or occupy a commanding position

dress primly

a large quantity of written matter

a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum

a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

the female reproductive cell; the female gamete

large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

be teeming, be abuzz

a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

take by theft

any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure