| middle-of-the-road |
not extreme; cautiously moderate. |
| middle school |
a school that includes grades five through eight or grades six through eight. |
| middleweight |
a boxer or wrestler heavier than welterweight and lighter than light-heavyweight, esp. a boxer between 147 and 160 pounds. |
| Middle West |
see "Midwest." |
| middling |
only moderately good; fair. [4 definitions] |
| middy |
(informal) a student at the U.S. Naval Academy; midshipman. [2 definitions] |
| Mideast |
see "Middle East." |
| midfield |
the area of a playing field in sports such as football or soccer about halfway between the goals. [2 definitions] |
| midge |
any of various extremely small biting flies that resemble the gnat. [2 definitions] |
| midget |
(sometimes considered offensive) a much smaller than average person whose body is typically proportioned. [5 definitions] |
| midiron |
a golf club with an iron head used for relatively long fairway shots; number two iron. |
| midland |
the interior or inland part of a region or country. [2 definitions] |
| midlife |
the middle years of one's life; middle age. |
| midmost |
exactly in the middle or nearest the middle; middlemost. |
| midnight |
twelve o'clock at night. [3 definitions] |
| midnight sun |
the sun as it is seen at midnight during summer in the arctic and antarctic regions. |
| midpoint |
in geometry, the point that divides a line or arc into two equal lengths. [2 definitions] |
| midrash |
an interpretation of a Biblical text as was written by early Jewish scholars to explain Hebrew scriptures. [2 definitions] |
| midrib |
the central vein of a leaf. |
| midriff |
the front part of the human body between the chest and waist. |
| midsection |
the middle part or section of something, esp. the human torso. |