Choose Strong
For Tim.
- 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.
Thank you, 暖冬, for reading and finding things to like and your comments have
always been delightful to read. I wouldn't worry about the new words. My
experience is that they are only planted now and will show up down the road.
I liked the 'miller's thumb' because of the 'sculpins' in its definition. Google
showed the latter look much like a popular fish in northeast China. (老頭魚)
I learned 'mirepoix' from listening to Michael Pollan's book "Cooked." It's a
base for a lot of dishes, working in similar ways as garlic/ginger/green onion
in Chinese cuisines.
'mimosa' was memorable because of 榕樹 flowers and I never thought lavender, sage,
rosemary and thyme are all in the mint family.
Have a great week!
Like the familiar expression "mince words", the words "minion", "mind-altering/expanding/blowing?", as well as "minded (adj.)" and "minus (prep)".
It's mind-expanding to come across old words with new meanings or expressions.