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One millionth of a meter -- six letters.
micron
A symbol used to indicate a long vowel in some languages. Or a French President.
macron
A small round cake (cookie) with a meringue-like consistency, consisting of two halves sandwiching a creamy filling.
macaron
Light, chewy cookie made from coconut or almonds.
macaroon
A variety of pasta formed in narrow tubes.
macaroni
An actor who was in at least one movie in each decade between 1926 and 2014, including Breakfast At Tiffany's, Night At The Museum, and National Velvet.
Mickey Rooney
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He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Braun for his contributions to radio communications.
Marconi
A line dance song about a gal who cheats on her boyfriend, with two of his friends, after he's been drafted into the army.
Macarena
Former name of airport serving Las Vegas.
McCarran
Throw wads of cash in the air.
make it rain
Former Detroit Lions' receiver nicknamed after a Transformers character.
micrometre should be accepted for the first question as it is 1 millionth of a metre. and i tried in uk and us spelling and couldn't work ou why I was wrong.
I'm pretty sure that in any metric-using nation we use micrometer(re); I know we do so in Canada as well. It's not really about where so much as how the unit is used; most scientific fields use micron.