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michelson

noun · United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)

micro-cook

verb · cook or heat in a microwave oven

Example: You can microwave the leftovers

microcephalic

adjective · having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

Example: a nanocephalic dwarf

microcephalous

adjective · having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

Example: a nanocephalic dwarf

microscopic

adjective · so small as to be invisible without a microscope

Example: differences were microscopic

microscopical

adjective · so small as to be invisible without a microscope

Example: differences were microscopic

microscopically

adverb · by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope

Example: the blood was examined microscopically

microzide

noun · a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension

midnight

noun · 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

Example: young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight

midships

adverb · at or near or toward the center of a ship

Example: in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear

midwestern

adjective · of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota

Example: a midwestern city

miffed

adjective · aroused to impatience or anger

Example: made an irritated gesture

mightily

adverb · (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

Example: the baby is mighty cute

migrate

verb · move from one country or region to another and settle there

Example: Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century

migratory

adjective · habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

Example: appalled by the social conditions of migrant life

mild

adjective · mild and pleasant

Example: balmy days and nights

mildly

adverb · to a moderate degree

Example: he was mildly interested

militarily

adverb · with respect to the military

Example: on a militarily significant scale

militate

verb · have force or influence; bring about an effect or change

Example: Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed

milkweed family

noun · widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice

millionfold

adverb · by a factor of a million

Example: it increased a millionfold

mimic

adjective · constituting an imitation- Archibald Alison

Example: the mimic warfare of the opera stage

mincingly

adverb · in a mincing manner

Example: she stepped mincingly over the puddles

mindfully

adverb · in a careful deliberate manner

mindlessly

adverb · in an unreasonably senseless manner

Example: these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards

ming

noun · the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644

mingle

verb · to bring or combine together or with something else

Example: resourcefully he mingled music and dance

minimally

adverb · to a minimal degree

Example: the cells minimally responsive to lines in this orientation will not fire

minimise

verb · make small or insignificant

Example: Let's minimize the risk

minimize

verb · make small or insignificant

Example: Let's minimize the risk

ministerially

adverb · in the manner of a minister or clergyman

Example: he was called on to visit ministerially on the dying man

minocycline

noun · tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections

minutely

adverb · in minute detail

Example: our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses

miraculously

adverb · in a miraculous manner

Example: my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips

mired

adjective · entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

Example: the difficulties in which the question is involved

mirthfully

adverb · in a joyous manner

Example: they shouted happily

misalign

verb · align imperfectly or badly

Example: the elements of the turbine were misaligned

misally

verb · make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately

Example: The two countries are misallied

misapply

verb · apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

Example: The words are misapplied in this context

misbehave

verb · behave badly

Example: The children misbehaved all morning

mischievously

adverb · in a disobedient or naughty way

Example: he behaved badly in school

misconceive

verb · interpret in the wrong way

Example: Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism

misconstrue

verb · interpret in the wrong way

Example: Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism

misdemean

verb · behave badly

Example: The children misbehaved all morning

miserably

adverb · in a miserable manner

Example: I bit my lip miserably and nodded

misfunction

verb · fail to function or function improperly

Example: the coffee maker malfunctioned

misgive

verb · suggest fear or doubt

Example: Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably

mishandle

verb · manage badly or incompetently

Example: The funds were mismanaged

misinform

verb · give false or misleading information to

misinterpret

verb · interpret in the wrong way

Example: Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism

misplace

verb · place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

Example: misplaced modifiers

mispronounce

verb · pronounce a word incorrectly

Example: She mispronounces many Latinate words

misread

verb · interpret wrongly

Example: I misread Hamlet all my life!

missed

adjective · not caught with the senses or the mind

Example: words lost in the din

missionary

adjective · relating to or connected to a religious mission