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— midtown adjective

1midway adverb : in the middle of the way or distance

2midway noun : an avenue (as at a carnival) for concessions and amusements

mid·week noun : the middle of the week

— mid·week·ly adjective or adverb

mid·wife noun : a person who helps women in childbirth

— mid·wife·ry noun

mid·win·ter noun 1 : the winter solstice

2 : the middle of winter

mid·year noun 1 : the middle of a year

2 : a midyear examination

— midyear adjective

mien noun 1 : air or bearing esp. as expressive of mood or personality : DEMEANOR

2 : outward aspect : APPEARANCE

Synonyms

appearance, aspect, look, presence—more at APPEARANCE

miff verb : to put into an ill humor

1might verbal auxiliary, past of MAY — used as an auxiliary to express permission or possibility in the past, a present condition contrary to fact, less probability or possibility than may, or as a polite alternative to may, ought, or should

2might noun : the power, authority, or resources of an individual or a group

Synonyms

energy, force, main, muscle, potency, power, sinew, strength, vigor—more at POWER

might·i·ly adverb 1 : in a mighty manner

2 : very much

Synonyms

[1] energetically, firmly, forcefully, forcibly, hard, powerfully, stiffly, stoutly, strenuously, strongly, sturdily, vigorously—more at HARD

[2] especially, extremely, greatly, much, very

1mighty adjective might·i·er; -est 1 : very strong : POWERFUL

2 : GREAT, NOTABLE

— might·i·ness noun

Synonyms

important, influential, potent, powerful, significant, strong—more at IMPORTANT

2mighty adverb : to a high degree

mi·gnon·ette noun : an annual garden herb with spikes of tiny fragrant flowers

mi·graine noun [ORIGIN: ME mygreyn, fr. MF migraine, fr. LL hemicrania pain in one side of the head, fr. Gk hēmikrania, fr. hēmi- half + kranion cranium]

: a condition marked by recurrent severe headache and often nausea; also : an attack of migraine

mi·grant noun : one that migrates; especially : a person who moves in order to find work (as picking crops)

— migrant adjective

Synonyms

emigrant, émigré, immigrant, settler—more at EMIGRANT

mi·grate verb mi·grat·ed; mi·grat·ing 1 : to move from one country or place to another

2 : to pass usu. periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding

— mi·gra·tion noun

— mi·gra·to·ry adjective

mi·ka·do noun, plural -dos : an emperor of Japan

mike noun : MICROPHONE

1mil noun : a unit of length equal to 1/1000 inch

2mil abbreviation military

milch adjective : giving milk <~ cow>

mild adjective 1 : gentle in nature or behavior

2 : moderate in action or effect

3 : not severe : TEMPERATE

— mild·ly adverb

— mild·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] balmy, benign, bland, delicate, gentle, light, mellow, soft, soothing, tender—more at GENTLE

[3] balmy, clement, equable, gentle, moderate, temperate—more at CLEMENT

mil·dew noun : a superficial usu. whitish growth produced on organic matter and on plants by a fungus; also : a fungus producing this growth

— mildew verb

mile noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE mīl, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces]

1 : a unit of length equal to 5280 ft.

2 : NAUTICAL MILE

mile·age noun 1 : an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile

2 : distance in miles traveled (as in a day)

3 : the amount of service yielded (as by a tire) expressed in terms of miles of travel

4 : the average number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on a gallon of gasoline

mile·post noun : a post indicating the distance in miles from a given point

mile·stone noun 1 : a stone serving as a milepost

2 : a significant point in development

mi·lieu noun, plural mi·lieus or mi·lieux [ORIGIN: F]

: the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : ENVIRONMENT, SETTING

Synonyms

atmosphere, climate, environment, environs,