| middle ear |
the central part of the ear, consisting of the eardrum or tympanic membrane and a cavity containing three small bones. |
| Middle East |
the region along the southeastern and eastern border of the Mediterranean from Libya and eastward to Afghanistan. (Cf. Far East, Near East.) |
| Middle English |
the English language as it was spoken and written from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. |
| middle finger |
the finger that is the longest and mid-most of one's hand. |
| Middle French |
the French language as it was spoken and written in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. |
| Middle High German |
the German language as it was spoken and written in central and southern Germany between 1100 A.D. and 1500 A.D. |
| Middle Irish |
the Irish language as it was spoken and written from the eleventh to the fifteenth century. |
| Middle Latin |
see "Medieval Latin." |
| Middle Low German |
the German language as it was spoken and written in northern Germany from the eleventh to the fifteenth century. |
| middleman |
an intermediate trader or merchant between producers and consumers. |
| middlemost |
being in the middle; midmost. |
| middle-of-the-road |
not extreme; cautiously moderate. |
| middle school |
a school that includes grades five through eight or grades six through eight. |
| middleweight |
a boxer or wrestler heavier than welterweight and lighter than light-heavyweight, esp. a boxer between 147 and 160 pounds. |
| Middle West |
see "Midwest." |
| middling |
only moderately good; fair. [4 definitions] |
| middy |
(informal) a student at the U.S. Naval Academy; midshipman. [2 definitions] |
| Mideast |
see "Middle East." |
| midfield |
the area of a playing field in sports such as football or soccer about halfway between the goals. [2 definitions] |
| midge |
any of various extremely small biting flies that resemble the gnat. [2 definitions] |
| midget |
(sometimes considered offensive) a much smaller than average person whose body is typically proportioned. [5 definitions] |