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{ Millrea (mĭlrē), Millree, Millreis (mĭlrēs) }, n. See .
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{ Millrind (mĭlrīnd), Millrynd (mĭlrīnd) }, n. [Mill + rynd.] (Her.) A figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into its center.
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millrun n. a .
Syn. -- millrace.
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Mill-sixpence (?), n. A milled sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).
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Millstone (?), n. One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance in a mill{1}.
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No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6.
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☞ The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects.
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Coloq. Millstone girt (Geol.), a hard and coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the Subcarboniferous strata. See Farewell rock, under , a., and Chart of . -- Coloq. To see into a millstone or Coloq. To see through a millstone , to see into or through a difficult matter. (Colloq.)
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millwheel n. a waterwheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill.
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Millwork (?), n. 1. The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of mills.
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2. The business of setting up or of operating mill machinery.
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Millwright (?), n. A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.
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milometer n. a meter that shows mileage traversed.
Syn. -- odometer, hodometer, mileometer.
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Milord (?), n. [F. (also It., Sp., Russ.), fr. E. my lord.] Lit., my lord; hence (as used on the Continent), an English nobleman or gentleman.
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Milquetoast n. [From Caspar Milquetoast, a character in a cartoon strip by H. T. Webster, The Timid Soul (1935).] a timid, unassertive man or boy fearful of confrontation and easily manipulated and dominated.
Syn. -- sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop.
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Milreis (?), n. [Pg. mil reis, i. e., one thousand reis; mil a thousand + reis, pl. of real a rei.] A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents and six mills ( ).
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Milt (?), n. [AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG. milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mjälte, and prob. to E. malt, melt. √108. See the grain.] (Anat.) The spleen.
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Milt, n. [Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mjölke, G. milch, and E. milk. See .] (Zoöl.) (a) The spermatic fluid of fishes. (b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.
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Milt, v. t. To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
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Milter (?), n. [Cf. D. milter, G. milcher, milchner. See 2d .] (Zoöl.) A male fish.
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Miltonian (?), prop. a. Miltonic. Lowell.
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Miltonic (?), prop. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, Miltonic prose.
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Miltwaste (?), [1st milt + waste.] (Bot.) A small European fern (Asplenium Ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
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Milvine (?), a. [L. milvus kite.] (Zoöl.) Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.
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Milvine, n. (Zoöl.) A bird related to the kite.
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Milvus (?), n. [L., a kite.] (Zoöl.) A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite.
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Mime (?), n. [L. mimus, Gr. �, akin to � to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. mime. Cf. .] 1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce.
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2. An actor in such representations.
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3. The art of representing actions, events, situations, or stories solely by gestures and body movements, without speaking; pantomime{3}.
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4. An actor who performs or specializes in mime{3}; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; a pantomime{2}; a pantomimist; a mimer.
Syn. -- mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist.
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5. A mimic.
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Mime, v. i. To mimic. [Obs.] -- Mimer (#), n.
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mimeo n. [by shortening.] A mimeograph.
Syn. -- mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo.
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mimeo v. t. to make copies of using a mimeograph.
Syn. -- mimeograph.
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Mimeograph (?), n. [Gr. � to imitate + -graph.] A copying device that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed; it was invented by Edison.
Syn. -- mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo.
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mimeograph v. t. to make copies of using a mimeograph; as, She mimeographed the syllabus.
Syn. -- mimeo.
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mimer (?), n. 1. A person who performs in a mime.
Syn. -- mime, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist.
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2. A mimic.
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Mimesis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � imitation.] (Rhet. & Biol.) Imitation; mimicry.
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Mimetene (?), n. (Min.) See .
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{ Mimetic (?; 277), Mimetical (?), }[Gr. �, fr. � to imitate.]
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1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.
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2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See .
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Mimetism (?), n. [From Gr. � to mimic.] (Biol.) Same as .
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Mimetite (?), n. [Gr. � an imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.
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{ Mimic (?), Mimical (?), } a. [L. mimicus, Gr. �, fr. � mime: cf. F. mimique. See .]
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1. Imitative; mimetic.
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Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes
To imitate her. Milton.
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Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. W. Wotton.
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2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. “Mimic hootings.” Wordsworth.
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3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
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☞ Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative.
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Coloq. Mimic beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera.
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Mimic, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke.
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Mimic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mimicking.]
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1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
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The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,
The habit mimic, and the mien belie. Dryden.
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2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.
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Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
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Mimically (?), adv. In an imitative manner.
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Mimicker (?), n. 1. One who mimics; a mimic.
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2. (Zoöl.) An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits.
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Mimicry (?), n. 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
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2. (Biol.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.
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Mimir prop. n. (Norse mythology) A giant who guarded the well of wisdom.
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Mimographer (?), n. [L. mimographus, Gr. �; � a mime + � to write: cf. F. mimographe.] A writer of mimes. Sir T. Herbert.
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Mimosa (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � imitator. Cf. .] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and Mimosa pudica).
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☞ The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark. Tomlinson.
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Mimosaceae prop. n. A natural family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae.
Syn. -- family Mimosaceae.
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Mimosoideae prop. n. An alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae.
Syn. -- subfamily Mimosoideae.
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Mimotannic (?), a. [Mimosa + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.
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Mimus prop. n. The type genus of the family Mimidae, comprising certain of the mockingbirds.
Syn. -- genus Mimus.
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min. n. An abbreviation for minute, a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
Syn. -- minute, min.[abbrev.].
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Min prop. n. 1. a dialect of Chinese.
Syn. -- Min dialect, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese.
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2. an Egyptian god of procreation.
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mina (?), n.; pl. L. Minæ (#), E. Minas (#). [L., fr. Gr. �.] An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
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Mina (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Minable (?), a. Such as can be mined; as, minable earth. Sir T. North.
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Minacious (?), a. [L. minax, -acis. See .] Threatening; menacing. [R.]
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Minacity (?), n. Disposition to threaten. [R.]
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Minaret (?), n. [Sp. minarete, Ar. manārat lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. nār to shine.] (Arch.) A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin.
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Minargent (?), n. [Prob. contr. from aluminium + L. argentum silver.] An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; -- used by jewelers.
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{ Minatorially (?), Minatorily (?) }, adv. In a minatory manner; with threats.
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Minatory (?), a. [L. minatorius, fr. minari to threaten. See .] Threatening; menacing. Bacon.
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Minaul (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Mince (mĭns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minced (mĭnst); p. pr. & vb. n. Minging (mĭnsĭng).] [AS. minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G. minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor, adj. (cf. ); or more likely fr. F. mincer to mince, prob. from (assumed) LL. minutiare. √101. See .]
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1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat. Bacon.
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2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of; as, he doesn't mince words.
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I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say -- “I love you.” Shak.
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Siren, now mince the sin,
And mollify damnation with a phrase. Dryden.
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If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him. Dryden.
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3. To affect; to make a parade of. [R.] Shak.
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Mince, v. i. 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
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The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . mincing as they go. Is. iii. 16.
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I 'll . . . turn two mincing steps
Into a manly stride. Shak.
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2. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
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Mince, n. A short, precise step; an affected manner.
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Mince-meat (?), n. Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are added; -- used in making mince pie.
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Mince pie (?). A pie made of mince-meat.
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Mincer (?), n. One who minces.
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Mincing (?), a. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.
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Mincingly, adv. In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety.
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Mind (mīnd), n. [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG. minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni, Goth. gamunds, L. mens, mentis, mind, Gr. menos, Skr. manas mind, man to think. √104, 278. Cf. , , , v., 3d , , , , .]
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1. The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the body.
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By the mind of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills. Reid.
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What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Rom. xiv. 5.
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The mind shall banquet, though the body pine. Shak.
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2. The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: (a) Opinion; judgment; belief.
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A fool uttereth all his mind. Prov. xxix. 11.
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Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her mind. Shak.
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(b) Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.
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If it be your minds, then let none go forth. 2 Kings ix. 15.
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(c) Courage; spirit. Chapman.
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3. Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.
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Coloq. To have a mind or Coloq. To have a great mind , to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an infinitive. “Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he had a great mind to see the new tragedy with me.” Addison. -- Coloq. To lose one's mind , to become insane, or imbecile. -- Coloq. To make up one's mind , to come to an opinion or decision; to determine. -- Coloq. To put in mind , to remind. “Regard us simply as putting you in mind of what you already know to be good policy.” Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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Mind (mīnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minded; p. pr. & vb. n. Minding.] [AS. myndian, gemyndīan to remember. See , n.] 1. To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note. “Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.” Rom. xii. 16.
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My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play. Shak.
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2. To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business.
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Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book. Addison.
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3. To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.
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4. To have in mind; to purpose. Beaconsfield.
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I mind to tell him plainly what I think. Shak.
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5. To put in mind; to remind. [Archaic] M. Arnold.
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He minded them of the mutability of all earthly things. Fuller.
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I do thee wrong to mind thee of it. Shak.
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Coloq. Never mind , do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no matter.
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Syn. -- To notice; mark; regard; obey. See .
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Mind, v. i. To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.
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mind-altering adj. producing mood changes or distorted perception; -- used mostly of psychoactive substances; as, hallucinogenic drugs are mind-altering substances.
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mind-bending adj. intensely affecting the mind, especially in producing hallucinations; -- usually of chemical substances. [informal]
Syn. -- mind-blowing.
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mind-blowing adj. 1. mind-bending. [informal]
Syn. -- .
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2. intensely affecting the mind or emotions; astonishing; -- usually referring to extraordinary experiences; as, spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience; a mind-blowing horror story.
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mind-boggling adj. intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; straining one's capacity to comprehend or cope; as, a mind-boggling display; a mind-boggling puzzle.
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Minded, a. Disposed; inclined; having a mind.
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Joseph . . . was minded to put her away privily. Matt. i. 19.
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If men were minded to live virtuously. Tillotson.
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☞ Minded is much used in composition; as, high-minded, feeble-minded, bloody-minded, sober-minded, double-minded.
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Minden prop. n. A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the Anglo-Allied forces under duke Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French under Marshal Contades.
Syn. -- battle of Minden.
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Minder (?), n. 1. One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom.
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2. One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person. [Eng.] Dickens.
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Mindful (?), a. Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.
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What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Ps. viii. 4.
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I promise you to be mindful of your admonitions. Hammond.
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-- Mindfully, adv. -- Mindfulness, n.
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Minding, n. Regard; mindfulness.
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Mindless, a. 1. Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.
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2. Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; careless.
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Cursed Athens, mindless of thy worth. Shak.
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Mine (mēn), n. [F.] See . [Obs.]
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Mine (mīn), pron. & a. [OE. min, fr. AS. mīn; akin to D. mijn, OS., OFries., & OHG. mīn, G. mein, Sw. & Dan. min, Icel. minn, Goth. meins my, mine, meina of me, and E. me. √187. See , and cf. .] Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel.
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I kept myself from mine iniquity. Ps. xviii. 23.
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☞ Mine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood; as, his son is in the army, mine in the navy.
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When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, it is his fault; when twice, it is mine. Bp. Horne.
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This title honors me and mine. Shak.
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She shall have me and mine. Shak.
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Mine, v. i. [F. miner, L. minare to drive animals, in LL. also, to lead, conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. lode, and lead to conduct), akin to L. minari to threaten; cf. Sp. mina mine, conduit, subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water, It. mina. See , and cf. .]
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1. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.
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2. To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.
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Mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mining.]
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1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
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They mined the walls. Hayward.
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Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To dig into, for ore or metal.
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Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been mined. Ure.
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3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.
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The principal ore mined there is the bituminous cinnabar. Ure.
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Mine, n. [F., fr. LL. mina. See , v. i.]
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1. A subterranean cavity or passage; especially: (a) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries. (b) (Mil.) A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent.
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