| middling | (noun) any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran) | - |
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| middy | (noun) blouse with a sailor collar | Synonyms: middy blouse |
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| midfield | (noun) (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) | - |
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| midge | (noun) minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water | - |
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| midget | (noun) a person who is markedly small | Synonyms: dwarf, nanus |
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| midgrass | (noun) any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone | - |
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| midinette | (noun) a Parisian salesgirl | - |
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| midiron | (noun) long iron with a nearly vertical face | Synonyms: two iron |
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| midland | (noun) the interior part of a country | - |
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| midline | (noun) the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) | Synonyms: midplane |
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| midnight | (noun) 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night | - |
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| midplane | (noun) the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) | Synonyms: midline |
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| midpoint | (noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | Synonyms: center, centre |
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| midrib | (noun) the vein in the center of a leaf | Synonyms: midvein |
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| midriff | (noun) (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration | Synonyms: diaphragm |
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| (noun) the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | Synonyms: middle, midsection |
| midsection | (noun) the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | Synonyms: middle, midriff |
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| midshipman | (noun) a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training | - |
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| midspread | (noun) a measure of statistical dispersion, being equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles. | Synonyms: interquartile range, middle fifty |
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| midst | (noun) the location of something surrounded by other things | Synonyms: thick |
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| midstream | (noun) the middle of a stream | - |
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| midsummer | (noun) June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point | Synonyms: June 21, summer solstice |
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| midterm | (noun) an examination administered in the middle of an academic term | Synonyms: midterm exam, midterm examination |
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| (noun) middle of an academic term or a political term in office | - |
| (noun) the middle of the gestation period | - |
| midvein | (noun) the vein in the center of a leaf | Synonyms: midrib |
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| midwatch | (noun) a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) | Synonyms: graveyard watch, middle watch, night watch |
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| midway | (noun) the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located | - |
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| midweek | (noun) the middle of a week | - |
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| midwife | (noun) a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies | Synonyms: accoucheuse |
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| midwifery | (noun) assisting women at childbirth | - |
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| (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother | Synonyms: OB, obstetrics, tocology |
| midwinter | (noun) the middle of winter | - |
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| mien | (noun) dignified manner or conduct | Synonyms: bearing, comportment, presence |
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| mierkat | (noun) a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes | Synonyms: meerkat |
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| mifepristone | (noun) an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo | Synonyms: abortion pill, RU 486 |
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| miff | (noun) a state of irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: huff, seeing red |
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| might | (noun) physical strength | Synonyms: mightiness, power |
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| mightiness | (noun) physical strength | Synonyms: might, power |
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| mignonette | (noun) Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance | Synonyms: Reseda odorata, sweet reseda |
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| migraine | (noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men | Synonyms: hemicrania, megrim, sick headache |
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| migrant | (noun) traveler who moves from one region or country to another | Synonyms: migrator |
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| migration | (noun) the movement of persons from one country or locality to another | - |
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| (noun) the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding | - |
| (noun) (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule | - |
| (noun) a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) | - |
| migrator | (noun) an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year | - |
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| (noun) traveler who moves from one region or country to another | Synonyms: migrant |
| mihrab | (noun) (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca | - |
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| (noun) (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca | - |
| mikado | (noun) the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno | Synonyms: tenno |
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| mikagura | (noun) a type of formal ritual Shinto kagura dance. | - |
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| mike | (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | Synonyms: mic, microphone |
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| mikvah | (noun) (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation) | - |
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| mil | (noun) a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire) | - |
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| (noun) a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter | Synonyms: cc, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, milliliter, millilitre, ml |
| (noun) an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution | - |
| (noun) a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound | - |
| (noun) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | Synonyms: mile, Swedish mile |
| milage | (noun) distance measured in miles | Synonyms: mileage |
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| milcher | (noun) cattle that are reared for their milk | Synonyms: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milker |
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| mildew | (noun) a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter | - |
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| (noun) the process of becoming mildewed | Synonyms: mold, mould |
| mildness | (noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant | Synonyms: lenience, leniency, lenity |
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| (noun) acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered | Synonyms: gentleness, softness |
| (noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures | Synonyms: clemency |
| mile | (noun) a footrace extending one mile | - |
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| (noun) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters | Synonyms: international mile, land mile, mi, stat mi, statute mile |
| (noun) a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | Synonyms: mil, Swedish mile |
| (noun) an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards | Synonyms: Roman mile |
| (noun) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | Synonyms: air mile, international nautical mile, mi, naut mi, nautical mile |
| (noun) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) | Synonyms: sea mile |
| (noun) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile | Synonyms: Admiralty mile, geographical mile, mi, naut mi, nautical mile |
| (noun) a large distance | - |
| mileage | (noun) distance measured in miles | Synonyms: milage |
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| (noun) a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled | - |
| (noun) the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned | Synonyms: fuel consumption rate, gas mileage, gasoline mileage |
| mileometer | (noun) a meter that shows mileage traversed | Synonyms: hodometer, milometer, odometer |
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| milepost | (noun) stone post at side of a road to show distances | Synonyms: milestone |
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| miler | (noun) a runner in a one-mile race | - |
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| (noun) (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles | - |
| milestone | (noun) stone post at side of a road to show distances | Synonyms: milepost |
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| (noun) a significant event in your life (or in a project) | - |
| milfoil | (noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: Achillea millefolium, yarrow |
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| miliaria | (noun) obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity | Synonyms: heat rash, prickly heat |
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| milieu | (noun) the environmental condition | Synonyms: surroundings |
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| militainment | (noun) entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated | - |
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| militance | (noun) a militant aggressiveness | Synonyms: combativeness, militancy |
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| militancy | (noun) a militant aggressiveness | Synonyms: combativeness, militance |
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| militant | (noun) a militant reformer | Synonyms: activist |
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| militarisation | (noun) act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: | Synonyms: militarization, mobilisation, mobilization |
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| militarism | (noun) a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests | - |
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| militarist | (noun) a person who advocates war or warlike policies | Synonyms: warmonger |
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| militarization | (noun) act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: | Synonyms: militarisation, mobilisation, mobilization |
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| military | (noun) the military forces of a nation | Synonyms: armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
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| militia | (noun) civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army | Synonyms: reserves |
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| (noun) the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service | - |
| militiaman | (noun) a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies | - |
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| milium | (noun) a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland | Synonyms: whitehead |
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| milk | (noun) produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young | - |
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| (noun) a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings | - |
| (noun) any of several nutritive milklike liquids | - |
| milkcap | (noun) edible mushroom | Synonyms: Lactarius delicioso |
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| milker | (noun) cattle that are reared for their milk | Synonyms: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow |
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| milkmaid | (noun) a woman who works in a dairy | Synonyms: dairymaid |
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| milkman | (noun) someone who delivers milk | - |
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| milkshake | (noun) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | Synonyms: milk shake, shake |
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| milksop | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: Milquetoast, pansy, pantywaist, sissy |
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| milkwagon | (noun) wagon for delivering milk | Synonyms: milk wagon |
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| milkweed | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts | Synonyms: silkweed |
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| (noun) annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads | Synonyms: Sonchus oleraceus |
| milkwort | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Polygala | - |
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| mill | (noun) the act of grinding to a powder or dust | Synonyms: grind, pulverisation, pulverization |
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| (noun) machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing | Synonyms: grinder, milling machinery |
| (noun) a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing | Synonyms: factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant |
| millboard | (noun) stout pasteboard used to bind books | - |
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| milldam | (noun) dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill | - |
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| millenarian | (noun) a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) | Synonyms: chiliast, millenarist |
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| millenarianism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarism, millenniumism |
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| millenarism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarianism, millenniumism |
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| millenarist | (noun) a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) | Synonyms: chiliast, millenarian |
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| millenary | (noun) a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) | - |
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| (noun) a span of 1000 years | Synonyms: millennium |
| (noun) the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: millennium |
| millennium | (noun) a span of 1000 years | Synonyms: millenary |
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| (noun) (New Testament) in the Book of Revelation it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness | - |
| (noun) the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: millenary |
| millenniumism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarianism, millenarism |
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| millepede | (noun) any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs | Synonyms: milliped, millipede |
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| miller | (noun) any of various moths that have powdery wings | Synonyms: moth miller |
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| (noun) machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it | Synonyms: milling machine |
| (noun) someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) | - |
| millerite | (noun) a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel | - |
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| millet | (noun) small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica | - |
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| (noun) any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine | - |
| millettia | (noun) any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood | - |
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| milliammeter | (noun) a sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes | - |
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| milliampere | (noun) one thousandth of an ampere | Synonyms: mA |
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| milliard | (noun) a billion | - |
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| millibar | (noun) a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar | - |
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