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min·i·a·ture

miniature

 
 
pronunciation:
mI ni chr
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
features:
Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: A miniature is something that is exactly like something else but much smaller in size.
On the mayor's desk, there is a miniature of the Statue of Liberty.
synonyms:
model
similar words:
copy, ditto, dummy, imitation, likeness, pattern, representation, reproduction
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)miniature perfect
verb + (n.)miniature paint
(n.)miniature + verb fill, marshmallow, show
noun + (n.)miniature Help collection, cup, maker, painter, painting, portrait, presentation
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: A miniature thing is something that looks exactly like something of a much bigger size. A miniature car might be small enough to play with like a toy.
My little sister has a miniature tea set with little tiny cups and a tiny teapot.
antonyms:
giant
similar words:
diminutive, little, minute, reduced, small, tiny, toy, wee
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)miniature essentially
(adj.)miniature + noun adult, aircraft, angel, ball, basket, bottle, brass, breed, cake, camera, candy, cannon, castle, chair, chocolate, circus, clay, comet, course, cow, creature, cylinder, dachshund, device, dinosaur, doll, dwarf, factory, fitting, flag, furniture, garden, glass, goat, golf, helicopter, horse, inch, ivory, jungle, keyboard, kingdom, landscape, likeness, loaf, lobster, marshmallow, mask, microphone, model, monitor, motor, muffin, ocean, orange, pagoda, palm, pan, pet, pig, pineapple, plastic, pony, poodle, porcelain, pump, pumpkin, refrigerator, robot, roll, rose, screen, sculpture, sensor, set, souvenir, statue, tank, tea, temple, tent, tooth, tower, train, transmitter, tree, vacuum, valve, version, vessel, waterfall  [See all][See only the most frequent]
Word Parts  About this feature
The word miniature contains the following parts:
min Latin root that means small; make smaller
synonyms:
micro-
antonyms:
magn, magna, magni, maxi, mega, megal, megalo, -megaly, macro-
 
-ure Latin noun-forming suffix that means act or process of
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The suffix -ure attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.