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| acidulous |
faintly sour in taste; of mild acidity. [1/2 definitions] |
| admonish |
to find fault with or correct in a mild but firm way. [1/2 definitions] |
| admonition |
a mild but serious warning, correcting, or urging. [1/3 definitions] |
| American cheese |
a mild processed cheese, usu. made from cheddar. |
| Asperger's syndrome |
a mild autism spectrum disorder in which afflicted individuals are generally of normal intelligence but have poor social and nonverbal communication skills. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. [1/3 definitions] |
| bell pepper |
a pepper plant that bears a mild-flavored edible fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bermuda onion |
any of several large mild-flavored onions with a white or yellow flesh, grown in Bermuda and the southern United States. |
| betel nut |
the nut of the betel palm, chewed together with betel pepper leaves and lime in southeastern Asia as a mild stimulant and narcotic. |
| blast |
used as a mild oath. [1/12 definitions] |
| blasted |
damned (used as a mild oath). [1/2 definitions] |
| bluefish |
a fish that lives in mild Atlantic waters of the North and South American coast. Bluefish are blue and are caught for sport or food. |
| boric acid |
a white crystalline compound used as a mild antiseptic and in making glass, enamels, fireproofing materials, and other products. |
| capsicum |
any of numerous pepper plants related to nightshade that bear fleshy green, yellow, or red edible pods in many varieties from mild to hot. [1/2 definitions] |
| carbonara |
designating pasta that is covered with a mild cheese sauce made up of eggs, bacon, onion, and parmesan cheese. |
| caution |
(informal) someone who causes mild alarm. [1/5 definitions] |
| chaser |
(informal) a drink of a mild beverage, such as beer or water, taken after a drink of hard liquor. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheddar |
(sometimes cap.) a smooth hard cheese that varies in taste from mild to very sharp. |
| chill |
a mild but uncomfortable coldness. [1/6 definitions] |
| clement |
not very hot, cold, or stormy; mild; temperate. [1/2 definitions] |
| confound |
to damn, usu. in a mild oath. [1/6 definitions] |
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