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| disorderly conduct |
a minor legal offense against public order or morality, such as creating a disturbance. |
| Draco |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and containing the former north star used by the Egyptians; Dragon. |
| fiddle |
to use the fingers or hands in a nervous or somewhat aimless manner, usually out of boredom or anxiety and often in an unfocused effort to make minor adjustments or repairs. [1/7 definitions] |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| footnote |
a minor or tangential comment, event, or the like, added on to the principal subject. [1/4 definitions] |
| foreshock |
a minor earthquake that precedes a major one at the same place. |
| form letter |
a business letter, solicitation, or the like, composed so that it may be sent to any number of people with only minor changes such as the salutation and date. |
| glitch |
(informal) a minor problem, mishap, malfunction, or defect, as in a machine or plan. [1/2 definitions] |
| guardian |
a legally appointed individual responsible for the care, management, and protection of the person and property of a minor. [1/3 definitions] |
| Habakkuk |
a minor Hebrew prophet of the seventh century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| Haggai |
a minor Hebrew prophet of the sixth century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| haruspex |
a minor priest and soothsayer in ancient Rome who foretold the future by inspecting the vital organs of sacrificial animals. |
| Hosea |
a minor Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| house of correction |
an institution for the confinement and reformation of those convicted of minor offenses who are not regarded as confirmed criminals. |
| incidental |
(often pl.) something minor or subordinate, such as small expenses. [1/4 definitions] |
| indisposition |
the condition of being physically indisposed; illness, usu. minor. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ionia |
a region along the Aegean Sea of western Asia Minor (present day Turkey) colonized by ancient Greeks. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ionian |
of or pertaining to Ionia, a region along the Aegean Sea of western Asia Minor (present day Turkey) colonized by Ancient Greeks. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ionic |
of or pertaining to a region of ancient Greece in coastal Asia Minor and adjacent Aegean islands or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| janitor |
someone employed to clean, make minor repairs to, and take care of a building or the like. |
| Jonah |
according to the Old Testament, a minor Hebrew prophet who disobeyed God and was punished by being swallowed by a great fish, or whale, until he agreed to carry out God's order. [1/2 definitions] |
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