| MIA |
abbreviation of "missing in action." |
| Mia Hamm |
U.S. professional soccer player and Olympic gold medalist, who at the age of 19 became the youngest woman to win a World Cup championship; born Mariel Margaret Hamm (b.1972). |
| miaow |
variant of meow. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. [3 definitions] |
| mica |
any of a group of silicated minerals occurring as crystalline structures that separate into thin, often transparent, chips or sheets, used as electrical insulation and as a substitute for glass at high temperatures; isinglas. |
| Micah |
according to the Old Testament, a minor prophet of Israel of the ninth century. [2 definitions] |
| mice |
pl. of mouse. |
| Michaelmas |
September 29, a festival celebrated in honor of the archangel Michael. |
| Michelangelo |
an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). |
| Michigan |
a north central U.S. state bordered by four of the Great Lakes. (abbr.: MI) [2 definitions] |
| mick |
(offensive slang) an Irish person. |
| Mickey Mouse1 |
animated mouse character created in 1928 by U.S. cartoonist, Walt Disney. [3 definitions] |
| Mickey Mouse2 |
an animated animal character created in the 1920s and known worldwide. |
| Micmac |
a member of an American Indian people of Canada's Maritime Provinces. [2 definitions] |
| micra |
a plural form of micron. |
| micro- |
very small; minute. [3 definitions] |
| microbe |
any microscopic life form, esp. considered as a cause of infection or disease. |
| microbiology |
the branch of biology dealing with viruses and one-celled organisms such as bacteria and protozoans. |
| microbiome |
the total collection of microorganisms, such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses, that are found in a particular biological environment, esp. the environment of the human body or particular parts of it such as the human gut or the skin. |
| microbus |
a small buslike van or station wagon. |
| microcephalic |
having an abnormally small skull and braincase. |