Midnight (n.) The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
Midnight (a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Midrashim (pl. ) of Midrash
Midrashoth (pl. ) of Midrash
Midrash (n.) A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.
Midrib (n.) A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.
Midriff (n.) See Diaphragm, n., 2.
Mid sea () Alt. of Mid-sea
Mid-sea () The middle part of the sea or ocean.
Midship (a.) Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.
Midshipmen (pl. ) of Midshipman
Midshipman (n.) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.
Midshipman (n.) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
Midshipman (n.) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign.
Midshipman (n.) An American marine fish of the genus Porichthys, allied to the toadfish.
Midships (adv.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly amidships.
Midships (n. pl.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.
Midst (n.) The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest.
Midst (n.) Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs.
Midst (prep.) In the midst of; amidst.
Midst (adv.) In the middle.
Midsummer (n.) The middle of summer.
Midward (a.) Situated in the middle.
Midward (adv.) In or toward the midst.
Midway (n.) The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.
Midway (a.) Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway air.
Midway (adv.) In the middle of the way or distance; half way.
Midweek (n.) The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.
Midwives (pl. ) of Midwife
Midwife (n.) A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Midwife (v. t.) To assist in childbirth.
Midwife (v. i.) To perform the office of midwife.
Midwifery (n.) The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.
Midwifery (n.) Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in production.
Midwinter (n.) The middle of winter.
Midwive (v. t.) To midwife.
Mien (n.) Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.
Miff (n.) A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.
Miff (v. t.) To offend slightly.
Might () imp. of May.
Might (v.) Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.
Mightful (a.) Mighty.
Mightily (adv.) In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.
Mightily (adv.) To a great degree; very much.
Mightiness (n.) The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.
Mightiness (n.) Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses.
Mightless (a.) Without; weak.
Mighty (n.) Possessing might; having great power or authority.
Mighty (n.) Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
Mighty (n.) Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc.
Mighties (pl. ) of Mighty
Mighty (n.) A warrior of great force and courage.
Mighty (adv.) In a great degree; very.
Migniard (a.) Soft; dainty.
Migniardise (n.) Delicate fondling.
Mignon (a.) See 3d Minion.
Mignon (v. t.) To flatter.
Mignonette (n.) A plant (Reseda odorata) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
Migraine (n.) Same as Megrim.
Migrant (a.) Migratory.
Migrant (n.) A migratory bird or other animal.
Migrated (imp. & p. p.) of Migrate
Migrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Migrate
Migrate (v. i.) To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West.
Migrate (v. i.) To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.
Migration (n.) The act of migrating.
Migratory (a.) Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds.
Migratory (a.) Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life.
Mikado (n.) The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan.
Mikmaks (n.) Same as Micmacs.
Milage (n.) Same as Mileage.
Milanese (a.) Of or pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants.
Milanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Milan; people of Milan.
Milch (a.) Giving milk; -- now applied only to beasts.
Milch (a.) Tender; pitiful; weeping.
Mild (superl.) Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity.
Milden (v. t.) To make mild, or milder.
Mildew (n.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
Mildewed (imp. & p. p.) of Mildew
Mildewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mildew
Mildew (v. t.) To taint with mildew.
Mildew (v. i.) To become tainted with mildew.
Mildly (adv.) In a mild manner.
Mildness (n.) The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.
Mile (n.) A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
Mileage (n.) An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile.
Mileage (n.) Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc.
Milepost (n.) A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place.
Milesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.
Milesian (a.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.
Milesian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Miletus.
Milesian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Ireland.
Milestone (n.) A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.
Milfoil (n.) A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.
Miliaria (n.) A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary fever.
Miliary (a.) Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.
Miliary (a.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever.
Miliary (a.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini.
Miliary (n.) One of the small tubercles of Echini.
Milice (n.) Militia.