mina |
in antiquity, a unit of weight and money equal to one sixtieth of a talent or one hundred drachmas. |
minaret |
a tall, thin tower on a mosque with a balcony from which Muslims are called to prayer. |
minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
mince |
to cut into very small, fine pieces. [7 definitions] |
mincemeat |
a mixture of chopped apples, raisins, currants, orange peel, and the like, that is combined with suet and sometimes meat, and used as a filling for pies. [2 definitions] |
mince pie |
a pie with a mincemeat filling. |
mincing |
dainty or elegant in an affected way. |
mind |
the reasoning faculty, which thinks, judges, understands, and directs. [13 definitions] |
mind-boggling |
(informal) incapable of being comprehended; perplexing. |
minded |
having a certain intention or a certain kind of mind (used in combination). |
mind-expanding |
capable of altering mental perceptions; psychedelic. |
mindful |
careful; attentive (usu. fol. by "of"). |
mindless |
lacking intelligence, reason, or sense. [2 definitions] |
mind one's p's and q's |
to be careful in one's behavior, esp. not to give offense. |
mind reader |
one who professes or is said to have the ability to know what another is thinking without any conventional means of communication. |
mind's eye |
the imagination or memory. |
mine1 |
the possessive form of I; that which belongs to me. |
mine2 |
a deep hole or system of holes made in the earth, from which mineral substances such as gold, coal, or precious stones are extracted. [9 definitions] |
mine detector |
a device used for finding hidden explosive mines. |
minefield |
an expanse of land or water in which mines that explode on contact have been laid. |
minelayer |
a naval vessel designed to lay explosive underwater mines. |