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| ambrosia |
a dessert usually made with mandarin orange slices, shredded coconut, and miniature marshmallows. [1/3 definitions] |
| bantam |
(often cap.) a member of a small-sized breed of chicken, sometimes the miniature version of a larger breed. [2/3 definitions] |
| bumper car |
one of a number of miniature electric cars that are part of an amusement at a fair or carnival. People ride in the cars and try to bump into other cars or escape from being bumped. The cars are designed to be safe and enjoyable for the riders, most of whom are children. |
| microcircuit |
a miniature electronic circuit, usu. integrated with insulating material as on a silicon chip. |
| microelectronics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of electronics dealing with the development of miniature electronic circuits and their uses. |
| mini-golf |
the game of miniature golf, a scaled-down version of regular golf played on a small, usu. carpeted course featuring different obstacles through which one must putt the ball. |
| model |
a small or miniature replica of a thing that exists in reality, constructed for one's own entertainment. [1/14 definitions] |
| playhouse |
a miniature house that children play with; dollhouse. [1/3 definitions] |
| subminiature |
smaller than miniature; extremely small. [1/3 definitions] |
| tiny |
extremely little; minute; miniature. |
| toy |
intended as a plaything, esp. being a miniature or imitation of a larger object. [1/7 definitions] |
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