Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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midday
noun
12 o’clock, in the middle of
the day.
N opposite midnight

middle
middles noun
the center, or the part
between the outer edges
of something.

She sat in the middle
of the bench, between her
two friends.

midnight
noun

12 o’clock at night.
N opposite midday

might
from the verb may
It might snow later.
N say mite

migrate
migrates migrating migrated
verb

1 to go from one place
to another to live there.
Migrating from the country
to the city.
2 to go from one place
to another every year at
the same time.

Birds migrate huge distances.
N say my-grate
migration noun

military

adjective

to do with an army, navy,

or air force.

military hat

milk

noun

the liquid that female

mammals produce to feed

their babies. People also

drink goat’s and cow’s milk.

mill

mills noun

1 a building where materials

are manufactured.

sawmill

2 a device that grinds

or crushes.

pepper mill

millionaire

millionaires noun

a very rich person with

money and property

worth more than

a million dollars.

mime

mimes noun

a type of

acting that

uses movements

instead of words.

mime verb

mimic

mimics mimicking

mimicked verb

to imitate

what someone

says or does.

Parrots can mimic

lots of noises.

mind

minds minding minded verb

1 to object to something.

Do you mind if I sit here?

2 to take care of someone for

a time.

I had to mind the baby while

my sister went out.

mind

minds noun

1 the thoughts, feelings, and

memory of a person.

I’ve changed my mind.

2 intelligence.

She has a quick mind.

mineral

minerals noun

a natural substance, such

as coal or gold, that is found

in rocks and in the ground.

miniature

adjective

very small, or made to

a small scale.

miniature china

N say min-i-cher

miniaturize verb

minimum

noun

the smallest possible amount

or number.

The minimum age for driving

a car is 16.

N opposite maximum

minister

ministers noun

1 a person who holds

religious services in a church.

2 someone in charge of

a government department.

The British health minister.

minister

lapis lazuli

mine

mines noun

1 a deep hole in the ground from which

minerals are dug out of rock.

miner noun

2 a type of bomb that can float in

the sea or be buried in the ground.

coal mine