MIDSHIP
MID'SHIP, adjective Being or belonging to the middle of a ship; as a midship beam.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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MIDSHIPMAN
MID'SHIPMAN, noun In ships of war, a kind of naval cadet, whose business is to second the orders of the superior officers and assist in the necessary business of the ship, parti...
MIDSHIPS
MID'SHIPS, adverb In the middle of a ship; properly amidships.
MIDST
MIDST, noun [contracted from middest, the superlative of mid.]The middle.There is nothing said or done in the midst of the play, which might not have been placed in the beginnin...
MIDSTREAM
MID'STREAM, noun The middle of the stream.
MIDSUMMER
MID'SUMMER, noun The middle of summer; the summer solstice, about the 21st of June.
MIDWARD
MID'WARD, adverb Midst. [Not in use.]
MIDWAY
MID'WAY, noun The middle of the way or distance.Paths indirect, or in the midway faint.MID'WAY, adjective Being in the middle of the way or distance; as the midway air.MID'WAY, ...
MIDWIFE
MID'WIFE, noun [supposed by Junius and Skinner to be meedwife, a woman that has a reward. This is probably a mistake. The word is a compound of mid, with, and wif, a woman; in a...
MIDWIFERY
MID'WIFERY, noun The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.1. Assistance at childbirth.2. Help or cooperation in production.MID'-WINTER, noun The middle o...
MIEMITE
MI'EMITE, noun Granular miemite is a sub-variety of magnesian limestone, first found at Miemo, in Tuscany. It occurs massive, or crystallized in flat, double, three-sided pyrami...
MIEN
MIEN, noun Look; air; manner; external appearance; carriage; as a lofty mien; a majestic mien
MIFFED
MIF'FED, adjective Slightly offended.
MIGHTILY
MI'GHTILY, adverb [from mighty.] With great power, force of strength; vigorously; as, to strive mightily1. Vehemently; with great earnestness.Cry mightily to God. Jonah 3:8.2. P...
MIGHTINESS
MI'GHTINESS, noun Power; greatness; highth of dignity.How soon this mightiness meets misery!1. A title of dignity; as their High Mightinesses.
MIGHTY
MI'GHTY, adjective Having great bodily strength or physical power; very strong or vigorous; as a mighty arm.1. Very strong; valiant; bold; as a mighty man of valor. Judges 6:12....
MIGRATE
MI'GRATE, verb intransitive [Latin migro.] To pass or remove from one country or from one state to another, with a view to permanent residence, or residence of some continuance....
MIGRATING
MI'GRATING, participle present tense Removing from one state to another for a permanent residence. The people of the eastern states are continually migrating to the western states.
MIGRATORY
MI'GRATORY, adjective Removing or accustomed to remove from one state or country to another for permanent residence.1. Roving; wandering; occasionally removing for pasturage; as...
MILCH
MILCH, adjective Giving milk; as a milch cow. It is now applied only to beasts.
MILD
MILD, adjective [The primary sense is soft or smooth, Latin mollis, Eng. mellow.]1. Soft; gently and pleasantly affecting the senses; not violent; as a mild air; a mild sun; a m...
MILD-SPIRITED
MILD-SPIR'ITED, adjective Having a mild temper.
MILDLY
MILDLY, adverb Softly; gently; tenderly; not roughly or violently; moderately; as, to speak mildly; to burn mildly; to operate mildly
MILDNESS
MILDNESS, noun Softness; gentleness; as the mildness of words or speech; mildness of voice.1. Tenderness; mercy; clemency; as mildness of temper.2. Gentleness of operation; as t...
MILE
MILE, noun [Latin mille passus, a thousand paces; passus being dropped in common usage.] A measure of length or distance, containing eight furlongs, 320 rods, poles or perches, ...
MILEAGE
MI'LEAGE, noun Fees paid for travel by the mile.
MILESTONE
MI'LESTONE, noun A stone set to mark the distance or space of a mile.