| Minidoka Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp located in Idaho that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak, there were over 7,000 people forcibly living there. |
| mini-golf |
the game of miniature golf, a scaled-down version of regular golf played on a small, usu. carpeted course featuring different obstacles through which one must putt the ball. |
| minim |
in the U.S., a unit of capacity equal to one sixtieth of a fluid dram, 0.06161 milliliter, or approximately a drop. [3 definitions] |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible in amount, degree, or size. [2 definitions] |
| minimum |
the smallest or least possible amount, degree, or number. [3 definitions] |
| minimum wage |
the lowest wage that an employer can pay an employee according to law or labor union agreement. |
| mining |
the act or business of extracting coal, ore, or other minerals from a mine. [2 definitions] |
| minion |
a servile subordinate of someone in power; minor, servile official. [2 definitions] |
| miniscule |
variant of minuscule. |
| miniseries |
a dramatic television production that is presented in installments, usu. on successive nights. |
| miniskirt |
a very short skirt. |
| minister |
a person authorized to perform or assist with religious ceremony and worship; pastor. [4 definitions] |
| ministerial |
pertaining to a religious ministry or minister, or to the affairs of a minister of state. |
| minister plenipotentiary |
a diplomatic representative endowed with full authority to act or speak on behalf of his or her country. |
| ministrant |
attending to; ministering. [2 definitions] |
| ministration |
the process of rendering aid or service. [2 definitions] |
| ministry |
the duties and functions of a religious minister. [5 definitions] |
| minivan |
a small, box-shaped passenger van with side windows, often having removable or folding seats for increased cargo room. |
| miniver |
a white fur, esp. ermine, used for trimming garments such as ceremonial robes. |
| mink |
any of several small, carnivorous North American mammals that are related to the weasel, that have short legs, partly webbed feet, and a pointed snout, and that live near water. [3 definitions] |