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English Definitions
middle
N
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
middle
N
an intermediate part or section
middle
N
the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
middle
N
time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
middle
V
put in the middle
middle
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
middle
equally distant from the extremes
middle
of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
middle
between an earlier and a later period of time
middle age
N
the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
Middle Ages
N
the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey
N
moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow
N
the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 hertz
N
one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches
N
either of two cerebral veins
middle class
N
the social class between the lower and upper classes
N
the part of a scene between the foreground and the background
N
the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
N
the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
of or relating to or located in the Middle East
N
English from about 1100 to 1450
middle finger
N
the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger
N
the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD
N
High German from 1100 to 1500
N
Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500
N
Low German from 1100 to 1500
N
branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges
middle name
N
a name between your first name and your surname
N
a person who takes a position in the political center
N
the time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000 years BC
N
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
N
arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein
N
the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
N
a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
N
a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
N
the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
middle-aged
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
N
a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old
middle-class
occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
N
hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
intermediate in rank or position
middle-of-the-road
supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
middle-of-the-road
not extreme, especially in political views
N
moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow
N
someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
middleman
N
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
middleman
N
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
middleman
N
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
middlemost
being in the exact middle
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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