| Aeolis |
an ancient Greek colony on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. |
| Amos |
according to the Old Testament, a minor Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| arthroscopy |
examination of or minor surgery on a joint using an arthroscope. |
| asp |
any of several small, poisonous snakes found in Africa and Asia Minor, such as the cobra or horned viper. |
| backstreet |
a minor road somewhat distant from major thoroughfares within a town or city. [1/2 definitions] |
| bailiff |
a U.S. court attendant in charge of maintaining order and other minor matters. [1/2 definitions] |
| Band-Aid |
trademark for a small strip of adhesive tape that holds a gauze pad for covering minor wounds. [1/3 definitions] |
| blues |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a style of jazz developed by American blacks, usu. having a twelve-bar structure and frequently composed in a minor key. [1/2 definitions] |
| bother |
to annoy or irritate, usu. with something minor. [1/7 definitions] |
| bush league |
(informal) the minor leagues in U.S. baseball. |
| bye2 |
something that has minor or secondary importance; side issue. [1/2 definitions] |
| Byzantine Empire |
one of two divisions of the Roman Empire that flourished from the fourth century until 1453 in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and the western part of Asia Minor; Eastern Roman Empire. |
| cameo |
a minor role usually played by a prominent actor or other famous person, often occupying a single scene of a film. [1/3 definitions] |
| camphor ice |
a medicinal ointment composed of wax, camphor, and oil used chiefly to treat minor skin problems. |
| chickenshit |
(vulgar slang) petty or minor. [1/3 definitions] |
| chiropody |
the professional treatment of minor ailments of the human foot; podiatry. |
| cold |
a minor viral illness of the respiratory system. [1/7 definitions] |
| computer worm |
a computer program that can propagate, by itself, from host to host, often causing loss of memory space and sometimes minor harm to a system. |
| counterplot |
a minor plot, as in a literary work or play. [1/4 definitions] |
| demigod |
one of the lesser or minor gods. [1/3 definitions] |
| diatonic |
in music, being or using a standard major or minor scale of eight notes to the octave, without chromatic tones. |