- miller n. 1. One who works in, operates, or owns a mill, especially a grain

  mill. 2. A milling machine. 3. Any of various moths whose wings and bodies

  have a powdery appearance.

 

- miller's thumb n. any of several small freshwater sculpins of the genus

  Cottus, especially C. globio, found in Europe and North America and having a

  large spiny head and spiny fins.

 

- milliner n. One that makes, trims, designs, or sells hats.

 

- millrun n. 1. See millrace. 2. The output of a sawmill. 3a. A test of the

  mineral quality or content of an ore by milling. b. The mineral yielded by this

  test.

 

- mill-run adj. Being in the state in which a product leaves a mill; unsorted

  and uninspected: mill-run fabric.

 

- milquetoast n. One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.

 

- milt n. 1a. fish sperm, including the seminal fluid. b. The reproductive

  glands of male fishes when filled with this fluid. 2. The spleen of certain

  vertebrate animals, such as cows or pigs. tr.v. To fertilize (fish roe) with

  milt.

 

- milter n. A male fish that is ready to breed.

 

- mime n. 1a. A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in

  which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage,

  often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions. b. A performance of or

  dialogue for such an entertainment. c. A performer in a mime. 2. A modern

  performer who specializes in comic mimicry in a mime. 3. The art of portraying

  characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body

  movement without the use of words; pantomime. b. A performance of pantomime.

  c. An actor or actress skilled in pantomime. v. -tr. 1. To ridicule by

  imitation; mimic. 2. To act out with gestures and body movement. -intr. 1. To

  act as a mimic. 2. To portray characters and situations by guesture and body

  movement.

 

- mimosa n. 1. Any of various mostly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees having

  globular heads of small flowers with protruding stamens and usually bipinnate,

  compound leaves that are often sensitive to touch or light. 2. See silk tree.

  3. A drink consisting of champagne and orange juice.

 

- minatory adj. Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.

 

- mince v. -tr. 1a. To cut or chop into very small pieces. b. To subdivide

  (land, for example) into minute parts. 2. To pronounce in an affected way, as

  with studied elegance and refinement. 3. To moderate or restrain (words) for

  the sake of politeness and decorum; euphemize: Don't mince words: say what you

  mean. -intr. 1. to walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness. 2.

  To speak in an affected way. n. Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.

  - mincer n.

 

- mincemeat n. 1. A mixture, as of finely chopped apples, raisins, spices, meat,

  and rum or brandy, used especially as a pie filling. 2. Finely chopped meat.

 

- mincing adj. Affectedly refined or dainty.

 

- mind v. -tr. 7. To take care or charge of; look after. -intr. 1. To take

  notice; give heed. 2. To behave obediently. 3. To be concerned or troubled;

  care: "Not minding about bad food has become a national obsession."

 

- mind-altering adj. Producing mood changes or distorted perceptions;

  hallucinogenic: a mind-altering drug.

 

- mind-body adj. Of, involving, or resulting from the interrelationship between

  one's physical health and the state of one's mind or spirit.

 

- minded adj. 1. Disposed; inclined: I am not minded to answer any of your

  questions.

 

- mind-expanding adj. 1. Producing intensified or distorted perceptions;

  psychedelic. 2. Producing an increased perceptive awareness: a mind-expanding

  documentary on homelessness.

 

- mindful adj. Attentive; heedful: always mindful of family responsibilities.

 

- mind game n. 1. An act or series of acts of calculated psychological

  manipulation, especially in order to confuse or intimidate. Often used in the

  plural. 2. An activity that provides entertainment and challenges the

  intellect.

 

- mingy adj. Informal 1. Small in quantity; meager: mingy wages. 2. Mean and

  stingy.

 

- minion n. 1. An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant. 2. A

  subordinate official, especially a servile one. 3. One who is highly esteemed

  or favored; a darling. [French mignon, darling.]

 

- Minor Prophets pl.n. The Hebrew prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,

  Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

 

- mint family n. A large family of aromatic herbs, including lavender, mint,

  rosemary, sage, and thyme and characterized by opposite leaves, square stems,

  bilaterally symmetrical flowers with united petals, and a four-lobed ovary

  that produces four one-seeded nutlets.

 

- minus prep. 2. Informal Without: I went to work minus my ID.

 

- minuteman n. An armed man pledged to be ready to fight on a minute's notice

  just before and during the Revolutionary War in the U.S.

 

- minx n. 1. A girl or young woman who is considered pert, flirtatious, or

  impudent.

 

- miosis also myosis n. Constriction of the pupil of the eye, resulting from a

  normal response to an increase in light or caused by certain drugs or

  pathological conditions.

 

- Miranda2 adj. Of or relating to a warning given by police to a criminal

  suspect advising of the constitutional right against self-incrimination and of

  the right to have a lawyer present during any interrogation. [After E. A.

  Miranda (1940-1976), petitioner in the case of Miranda v. Arizona (1966).]

 

- Mirandize tr.v. Slang To inform (a suspect) of his or her legal rights.

 

- mirepoix n. A seasoning composed of finely diced sauted vegetables and herbs

  and sometimes diced ham, bacon, or salt pork.