Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
miasmatic |
adjective |
Alt. of Miasmatical |
micaceous |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminae or leaves like mica. |
micraster |
noun |
A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; — from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows. |
microbion |
noun |
A microscopic organism; — particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl cholera. |
microbian |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, the microbian theory; a microbian disease. |
microcosm |
noun |
A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm. |
microcyte |
noun |
One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in anaemia. |
microdont |
adjective |
Having small teeth. |
microform |
noun |
A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism microscopic size. |
microlite |
noun |
A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute., A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope. |
microlith |
noun |
Same as Microlite, 2. |
micrology |
noun |
That part of science which treats of microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation., Attention to petty items or differences. |
micromere |
noun |
One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum. |
micropyle |
noun |
An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted., An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule. |
microseme |
adjective |
Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; — opposed to megaseme. |
microtome |
noun |
An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination. |
microtomy |
noun |
The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome. |
microvolt |
noun |
A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one volt. |
microzyme |
noun |
A microorganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism. |
middlemen |
plural |
of Middleman |
middleman |
noun |
An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry., A person of intermediate rank; a commoner., The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers. |
middlings |
noun pl. |
A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; — formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of flour. Middlings contain a large proportion of gluten., In the southern and western parts of the United States, the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder; bacon; — called also middles. |
midheaven |
noun |
The midst or middle of heaven or the sky., The meridian, or middle line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the meridian. |
midrashim |
plural |
of Midrash |
midsummer |
noun |
The middle of summer. |
midwifery |
noun |
The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics., Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in production. |
midwinter |
noun |
The middle of winter. |
mightless |
adjective |
Without; weak. |
migrating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Migrate |
migration |
noun |
The act of migrating. |
migratory |
adjective |
Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds., Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. |
mildewing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Mildew |
milestone |
noun |
A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost. |
miliolite |
noun |
A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola., The same Milliolitic. |
militancy |
noun |
The state of being militant; warfare., A military spirit or system; militarism. |
militated |
imp. & past participle |
of Militate |
militiate |
verb i. |
To carry on, or prepare for, war. |
milkiness |
noun |
State or quality of being milky. |
millboard |
noun |
A kind of stout pasteboard. |
mill-cake |
noun |
The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation. |
millenary |
adjective |
Consisting of a thousand; millennial., The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a Millenarian. |
millepora |
noun |
A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores. |
millepore |
noun |
Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia. |
millerite |
noun |
A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand., A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; — sometimes called hair pyrites. |
millifold |
adjective |
Thousandfold. |
milligram |
noun |
Alt. of Milligramme |
millinery |
noun |
The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like., The business of work of a milliner. |
millioned |
adjective |
Multiplied by millions; innumerable. |
millionth |
adjective |
Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million., The quotient of a unit divided by one million; one of a million equal parts. |
millstone |
noun |
One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance. |
miltonian |
adjective |
Miltonic. |
miltwaste |
|
A small European fern (Asplenium Ceterach) formerly used in medicine. |
mimetical |
|
Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative., Characterized by mimicry; — applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry. |
mimicking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Mimic |
mimically |
adverb |
In an imitative manner. |
minacious |
adjective |
Threatening; menacing. |
minargent |
noun |
An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; — used by jewelers. |
mince pie |
|
A pie made of mince-meat. |
mincingly |
adverb |
In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety. |
mingledly |
adverb |
Confusedly. |
minaceous |
adjective |
Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate. |
miniating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Miniate |
miniature |
verb |
Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait., Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale., Lettering in red; rubric distinction., A particular feature or trait., Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy., To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale. |
minifying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Minify |
minimized |
imp. & past participle |
of Minimize |
minioning |
noun |
Kind treatment. |
minionize |
verb t. |
To flavor. |
ministery |
noun |
See Ministry. |
ministral |
adjective |
Ministerial. |
mino bird |
|
An Asiatic bird (Gracula musica), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a white spot on the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words. |
minuscule |
noun |
Any very small, minute object., A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters., Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules. |
minutemen |
plural |
of Minuteman |
minuteman |
noun |
A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment’s notice; — a term used in the American Revolution. |
miohippus |
noun |
An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot. |
mirabilis |
noun |
A genus of plants. See Four-o’clock. |
mirifical |
adjective |
Working wonders; wonderful. |
mirroring |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Mirror |
mirthless |
adjective |
Without mirth. |
misadjust |
verb t. |
To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment. |
misadvice |
noun |
Bad advice. |
misadvise |
verb t. |
To give bad counsel to. |
misaffect |
verb t. |
To dislike. |
misaffirm |
verb t. |
To affirm incorrectly. |
misallege |
verb t. |
To state erroneously. |
misallied |
adjective |
Wrongly allied or associated. |
misassign |
verb t. |
To assign wrongly. |
misattend |
verb t. |
To misunderstand; to disregard. |
misbecome |
verb t. |
Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to. |
misbehave |
verb t. & i. |
To behave ill; to conduct one’s self improperly; — often used with a reciprocal pronoun. |
misbelief |
noun |
Erroneous or false belief. |
misbeseem |
verb t. |
To suit ill. |
misbestow |
verb t. |
To bestow improperly. |
misbileve |
noun |
Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion. |
mischance |
noun |
Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap., To happen by mischance. |
mischarge |
verb t. |
To charge erroneously, as in account., A mistake in charging. |
mischosen |
past participle |
of Mischoose |
mischoose |
verb t. |
To choose wrongly., To make a wrong choice. |
miscreant |
noun |
One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever., One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch., Holding a false religious faith., Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. |
miscreate |
adjective |
Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles., To create badly or amiss. |
misdating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Misdate |
misdemean |
verb t. |
To behave ill; — with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one’s self. |
misdepart |
verb t. |
To distribute wrongly. |
misderive |
verb t. |
To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect., To derive erroneously. |
misdesert |
noun |
Ill desert. |
misdirect |
verb t. |
To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one’s energies. |
misdivide |
verb t. |
To divide wrongly. |
misemploy |
verb t. |
To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc. |
miserable |
adjective |
Very unhappy; wretched., Causing unhappiness or misery., Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner., Avaricious; niggardly; miserly., A miserable person. |
miserably |
adverb |
In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly. |
misesteem |
noun |
Want of esteem; disrespect. |
misfallen |
past participle |
of Misfall |
misformed |
imp. & past participle |
of Misform |
misgiving |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Misgive, Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. |
misgotten |
adjective |
Unjustly gotten. |
misgovern |
verb t. |
To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. |
misground |
verb t. |
To found erroneously. |
misgrowth |
noun |
Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth. |
mishandle |
verb t. |
To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat. |
mishappen |
verb i. |
To happen ill or unluckily. |
misinform |
verb t. |
To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly., To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate. |
misintend |
verb t. |
To aim amiss. |
miskindle |
verb t. |
To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly. |
mislaying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Mislay |
misleader |
noun |
One who leads into error. |
misliking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Mislike, Dislike; aversion. |
mismanage |
verb t. & i. |
To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs. |
misnumber |
verb t. |
To number wrongly. |
mispickel |
noun |
Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite. |
misplaced |
imp. & past participle |
of Misplace |
mispolicy |
noun |
Wrong policy; impolicy. |
mispraise |
verb t. |
To praise amiss. |
misrecite |
verb t. & i. |
To recite erroneously. |
misreckon |
verb t. & i. |
To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. |
misreform |
verb t. |
To reform wrongly or imperfectly. |
misregard |
noun |
Wrong understanding; misconstruction. |
misrelate |
verb t. |
To relate inaccurately. |
misrender |
verb t. |
To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly. |
misrepeat |
verb t. |
To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of. |
misreport |
verb t. & i. |
To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of., An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given. |
misrepute |
verb t. |
To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously. |
misseltoe |
noun |
See Mistletoe. |
misshapen |
adjective |
Having a bad or ugly form. |
missingly |
adverb |
With a sense of loss. |
missioner |
noun |
A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See Mission, n., 6. |
misspeech |
noun |
Wrong speech. |
misspense |
noun |
A spending improperly; a wasting. |
misstayed |
adjective |
Having missed stays; — said of a ship. |
mistaking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Mistake, An error; a mistake. |
mistaught |
adjective |
Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth., of Misteach |
mistemper |
verb t. |
To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one’s head. |
misthrive |
verb i. |
To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous. |
mistigris |
noun |
Alt. of Mistigri |
mistihead |
noun |
Mistiness. |
mistiness |
noun |
State of being misty. |
mistletoe |
noun |
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. |
mistonusk |
noun |
The American badger. |
miswander |
verb i. |
To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray. |
miterwort |
noun |
Any plant of the genus Mitella, — slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop’s miter; bishop’s cap. |
mitigable |
adjective |
Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated. |
mitigated |
imp. & past participle |
of Mitigate |
mitigator |
noun |
One who, or that which, mitigates. |
mitraille |
noun |
Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon. |
mitriform |
adjective |
Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform calyptra. |