Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [879]
5 often cap : the body of ministers governing a nation or state; also : a government department headed by a minister
mini·tower noun : a computer tower of intermediate size
mini·van noun : a small van
mink noun, plural mink or minks : either of two slender flesh-eating mammals resembling the related weasels; also : the soft lustrous typically dark brown fur of a mink
min·ke whale noun : a small grayish baleen whale with a whitish underside
Minn abbreviation Minnesota
min·ne·sing·er noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. Middle High German, fr. minne love + singer singer]
: any of a class of German lyric poets and musicians of the 12th to the 14th centuries
min·now noun, plural minnows also minnow : any of numerous small freshwater fishes
1minor adjective 1 : inferior in importance, size, or degree
2 : not having reached majority
3 : having the third, sixth, and sometimes the seventh degrees lowered by a half step <~ scale>; also : based on a minor scale <~ key>
4 : not serious <~ illness>
Synonyms
inferior, junior, less, lesser, lower, subordinate, under—more at LESSER
frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minute, negligible, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant—more at UNIMPORTANT
2minor noun 1 : a person who has not attained majority
2 : a subject of academic study chosen as a secondary field of specialization
3minor verb : to pursue an academic minor
mi·nor·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the period or state of being a minor
2 : the smaller in number of two groups; especially : a group having less than the number of votes necessary for control
3 : a part of a population differing from others (as in race); also : a member of a minority
mi·nox·i·dil noun : a drug used orally to treat hypertension and topically in solution to promote hair regrowth in some forms of baldness
min·ster noun : a large or important church
min·strel noun 1 : a medieval singer of verses
2 a : MUSICIAN
b : one who writes poetry : POET