| miter saw |
a kind of saw1 used to make special cuts in wood. |
| mithridate |
a substance that reputedly acts as an antidote to poison. |
| mitigate |
to lessen the force, severity, or impact of. [3 definitions] |
| mitochondrion |
any of the very tiny rodlike, stringlike, or bean-shaped structures that occur in nearly all cells of plants and animals, and that process food for energy. |
| mitosis |
duplication and division of the nucleus of a dividing cell. [2 definitions] |
| mitral |
of, like, or resembling a miter. [2 definitions] |
| mitral valve |
the heart valve located between the left auricle and ventricle that prevents blood from flowing back into the auricle when the heart contracts. |
| mitt |
a padded covering for a ballplayer's hand; baseball glove. [3 definitions] |
| mitten |
a hand covering, worn for warmth, with one section for the thumb and one for all the other fingers. |
| mitzvah |
commandment (Hebrew); a Jewish law found in or based on the Bible, or the fulfillment of such a law. [2 definitions] |
| mix |
to combine things or substances together so that the parts are more or less indistinguishable; blend. [8 definitions] |
| mixable |
combined form of mix. |
| mixed |
blended together. [2 definitions] |
| mixed bag |
a diverse assortment. |
| mixed marriage |
a marriage between people of different races or religions. |
| mixed media |
the use of more than one medium, such as slides, music, dance, or drama, in presenting something for instruction, entertainment, or the like; multimedia. [2 definitions] |
| mixed metaphor |
a combination of two or more metaphors with an inconsistent or nonsensical result or effect, such as, "He lit a fire that would soon bear fruit". |
| mixed number |
a number consisting of an integer and a fraction, such as two and one half. |
| mixed-up |
mentally confused or disoriented. [2 definitions] |
| mixer |
an electrical device used for blending different foods together. [4 definitions] |
| mixing bowl |
a bowl in which ingredients can be combined in food preparation. |