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a great painting, book, movie, or play

"The Grapes of Wrath" was Steinbeck's masterpiece.

mas • ter's de • gree / ' mrestarz di|gri /

( also mas - ter's ) noun [ count ]

a second or higher university degree. You usually get a master's degree by studying for one or two years after your first degree

Ted has a master's degree in education. —Look at M.A. , M.S. , bachelor's degree .

mat / mret / noun [ count ]

a small thing that covers a part of the floor Wipe your feet on the doormat before you go in. an exercise mat for gymnasts

—Look at rug .

a small thing that you put under something on a table a place mat (= that you put plates and dishes on )

match Ф / msetj/ noun ( plural match es )

[ count ] a short thin piece of wood that you use to light a fire or a cigarette

He struck a match and lit his cigarette. a box of matches

[ singular ] something that looks good with something else, for example because it has the same color, shape, or pattern

Your shoes and dress are a good match .

[ count ] ( sports ) a game between two people or teams a tennis match

a boxing matchmatch 2 Ф / msetj/ verb

( match . es , match . ing , matched )

to have the same color, shape, or pattern as something else, or to look good with something else

That scarf doesn't match your blouse.

to find something that is like another thing or that you can put with it

Match the word with the right picture.

match • ing / ' mretjig / adjective

She was wearing a blue skirt and matching jacket.

mate 1 / meit / noun [ count ]

a person who lives, works, or studies with you Andrew is one of my classmates.

a roommate

( biology ) one of two animals that come together to make young animals

In spring the birds look for mates.

mate2 / meit / verb ( mates , mat ing , mat ed ) ( biology ) When animals mate , they come together to make young animals.

ma .te .ri .al Ф /шэ'ыы/noun

[ count, noncount ]

1 cloth that you use for making clothes and other things

don't have enough material to make a dress.

—SYNONYM fabric

what you use for making or doing something Wood and stone are building materials . writing materials (= pens, paper, etc. )

ma • ter • nal / ms tsrnl / adjective

behaving like a mother, or connected with being a mother

She's not very maternal. maternal love

A maternal relation is from your mother's side of the family

my maternal grandfather (= my mother's father ) —Look at paternal .

ma • ter • ni • ty / ms ' tsrnsti / adjective

connected with women who are going to have or just had a baby

maternity clothes

I get eight weeks of paid maternity leave (= when I do not have to work ) .

math О / шж6 / noun [ noncount ] short for mathematics

He's really good at math. a math class

math • e • ma • ti • cian / _lms6ms'tijn / noun [ count ]

( math ) a person who studies or is an expert in mathematics

math .e .mat .ies Ф / nm-onm-tiks/

( formal )

( also math ) noun [ noncount ]

( math ) the study of numbers, measurements, and shapes Mathematics is my favorite subject.

math • e • mat • i • cal / ,шш6 ' mretikl / adjective

a mathematical problem

mat • i • nee ( also mat . i . nee ) / ,m®tn^' ei / noun [ count ] ( plural mat . i . nees or mat .i nees )

an afternoon performance of a play or movie

mat .ter 1 Ф / maetor/ noun

[ count ] something that you must talk about or do There is a matter I would like to discuss with you.

the matter [ singular ] the reason someone or something has a problem or is not good

Julie's crying. What's the matter with her? There is something the matter with my eye.

[ noncount ] all physical substances, or a substance of a particular kind

waste matter