| ageism |
discrimination on the basis of age, esp. against the elderly or middle-aged. |
| alto clef |
in musical notation, a clef with middle C on the middle line of the staff, or the sign identifying this clef; viola clef. |
| amid |
surrounded by; in the environment of; in the middle of. |
| amidships |
in or toward the middle of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| amidst |
in the middle of; among; amid. |
| antiquity |
ancient times, esp. prior to the Middle Ages. [1/4 definitions] |
| anvil |
in anatomy, the middle one of three small bones in a mammal's ear; incus. [1/3 definitions] |
| Arab |
a member of the Semitic people that originated in Arabia and now forms the dominant population in that and other Middle Eastern countries. [1/4 definitions] |
| arachnoid |
the middle of the three fibrous membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. (See dura mater, pia mater.) [1/5 definitions] |
| arrack |
in the Middle East and neighboring areas, any of various liquors distilled from materials such as fermented rice or molasses. |
| autumnal |
beyond middle age; in the first stages of decline. [1/2 definitions] |
| Babbitt |
the title character and protagonist of Sinclair Lewis's early twentieth-century novel, who is smug, conventional, and resolutely middle-class. [1/2 definitions] |
| bass clef |
a sign on the fourth line of a musical staff, locating F below middle C; F clef. |
| bazaar |
a street market or market area lined with vendors, esp. in the Middle East. [1/3 definitions] |
| betwixt and between |
neither one thing nor the other; in the middle. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. [3/6 definitions] |
| bourgeoisie |
the middle class. [1/2 definitions] |
| burgher |
someone who lives in a town or city, esp. one who belongs to the middle class. |
| caftan |
a loose, full-length garment with long sleeves and a sash tied at the waist, worn esp. in countries of the Middle East. |
| caïque |
a long narrow rowboat used in the Middle East. [1/2 definitions] |
| caravansary |
an inn, esp. in the Middle East, with a large courtyard for the animals used as transportation in a caravan. [1/2 definitions] |