| minimum wage |
the lowest wage that an employer can pay an employee according to law or labor union agreement. |
| mining |
the act or business of extracting coal, ore, or other minerals from a mine. [2 definitions] |
| minion |
a servile subordinate of someone in power; minor, servile official. [2 definitions] |
| miniscule |
variant of minuscule. |
| miniseries |
a dramatic television production that is presented in installments, usu. on successive nights. |
| miniskirt |
a very short skirt. |
| minister |
a person authorized to perform or assist with religious ceremony and worship; pastor. [4 definitions] |
| ministerial |
pertaining to a religious ministry or minister, or to the affairs of a minister of state. |
| minister plenipotentiary |
a diplomatic representative endowed with full authority to act or speak on behalf of his or her country. |
| ministrant |
attending to; ministering. [2 definitions] |
| ministration |
the process of rendering aid or service. [2 definitions] |
| ministry |
the duties and functions of a religious minister. [5 definitions] |
| minivan |
a small, box-shaped passenger van with side windows, often having removable or folding seats for increased cargo room. |
| miniver |
a white fur, esp. ermine, used for trimming garments such as ceremonial robes. |
| mink |
any of several small, carnivorous North American mammals that are related to the weasel, that have short legs, partly webbed feet, and a pointed snout, and that live near water. [3 definitions] |
| minke whale |
a small, fast-moving whale having furrows on its light belly and throat and a dorsal fin. |
| minnesinger |
a German lyric poet or troubadour of the late Middle Ages. |
| Minnesota |
a Midwestern U.S. state on the Canadian border between Wisconsin and the Dakotas. (abbr.: MN) |
| minnow |
any of several varieties of small, freshwater fish that are related to the carp. [2 definitions] |
| minor |
being of lesser importance or seriousness than others of the same kind. [7 definitions] |
| minority |
a segment or amount consisting of less than half the total. (Cf. majority.) [4 definitions] |