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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

2 : any of a group of performers usu. with blackened faces in a program of black American songs, jokes, and impersonations

Synonyms

bard, poet, versifier—more at POET

min·strel·sy noun : the singing and playing of a minstrel; also : a body of minstrels

1mint noun 1 : any of a large family of aromatic square-stemmed herbs and shrubs; especially : one (as spearmint) that is fragrant and is the source of a flavoring oil

2 : a mint-flavored piece of candy

— minty adjective

2mint noun 1 : a place where coins are made

2 : a vast sum

— mint verb

— mint·age noun

— mint·er noun

Synonyms

fortune, wad

3mint verb 1 : to make (as coins) out of metal

2 : CREATE; also : to give a certain status to

— mint·age noun

— mint·er noun

4mint adjective : unmarred as if fresh from a mint

min·u·end noun : a number from which another is to be subtracted

min·u·et noun : a slow graceful dance

1minus preposition 1 : diminished by : LESS <7 ~ 3 equals 4>

2 : deprived of : WITHOUT <~ his hat>

Synonyms

sans, wanting, without—more at WITHOUT

2minus noun : a negative quantity or quality

Synonyms

disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, penalty, strike—more at DISADVANTAGE

3minus adjective 1 : algebraically negative <~ quantity>

2 : having negative qualities

1minuscule noun : a lowercase letter

2minuscule adjective : very small

minus sign noun : a sign − used in mathematics to indicate subtraction or a negative quantity

1minute noun 1 : a 60th part of an hour or of a degree : 60 seconds

2 : a short space of time

3 plural : the official record of the proceedings of a meeting

Synonyms

flash, instant, jiffy, moment, second, shake, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink—more at INSTANT

2minute adjective mi·nut·er; -est 1 : very small

2 : of little importance : TRIFLING

3 : marked by close attention to details

— mi·nute·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] atomic, infinitesimal, microscopic, miniature, teeny, tiny,

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