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Minx

The mink; -- called also minx otter.

Miny

Abounding with mines; like a mine.

Minyan

A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.

Miocene

Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology.

Miohippus

An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.

Miquelet

An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.

Mir

Same as Emir.

Mira

A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (/ Ceti).

Mirabilary

One who, or a work which, narrates wonderful things; one who writes of wonders.

Mirabilis

A genus of plants. See Four-o'clock.

Mirage

An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky. The fata Morgana and looming are species of mirage.

Mire

To stick in mire.

Mirk

Darkness; gloom; murk.

Mirky

Dark; gloomy. See Murky.

Mirliton

A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. It is also called a kazoo.

Mirounga

A genus comprising the elephant seals.

Mirror

To reflect, as in a mirror.

mirrored

Reflected in or as if in a mirror.

mirrorlike

capable of reflecting light like a mirror; flat and reflective; as, the mirrorlike surface of the lake.

Mirthful

Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

Miry

Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a miry road.

Miryachit

A nervous disease in which the patient involuntarily imitates the words or action of another.

Mirza

The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies Prince.

Mis

Wrong; amiss.

Misadjust

To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw out of adjustment.

Misadventure

Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure.

misaffection

An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.

misaligned

Aligned improperly; not correctly aligned.

misalignment

The act of aligning improperly or state of being improperly aligned.

Misalliance

A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.

Misalter

To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse.

misandrist

one who hates men. Contrast misogynist and cf. misandry.

misandry

Hatred of men. Contrast misogyny and cf. misandrist.

Misanthropy

Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy.

Misapply

To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.

Misapprehension

A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.

Misarrange

To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.

Misassay

To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully.

Misbear

To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.

Misbecome

Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.

Misbehave

To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

Misbehavior

Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.

Misbelieve

To believe erroneously, or in a false religion.

Misbeliever

One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.

Miscall

To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.

Miscarriage

Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice.

Miscast

An erroneous cast or reckoning.

miscegenate

to marry or cohabit with a person of another race.

Miscegenation

A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.

Miscellanarian

Of or pertaining to miscellanies. A writer of miscellanies.

Miscellane

A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called maslin and meslin.

Miscellanea

A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.

Miscellaneous

Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection.

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