'MID' definitions:
Definition of 'mid'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Used in combination to denote the middle; "midmorning"; "midsummer"; "in mid-1958"; "a mid-June wedding"
Definition of 'Mid'
From: GCIDE
- Mid \Mid\ (m[i^]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.] [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti, Icel. mi[eth]r, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr. madhya. [root]271. Cf. Amid, Middle, Midst, Mean, Mediate, Meridian, Mizzen, Moiety.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. [1913 Webster]
- No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Phon.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, [=a] ([=a]le), [e^] ([e^]ll), [=o] ([=o]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mid'
From: GCIDE
- Mid \Mid\, n. Middle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- About the mid of night come to my tent. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mid'
From: GCIDE
- Mid \Mid\, prep. See Amid. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accented,
- alveolar,
- amid,
- amidships,
- amidst,
- among,
- amongst,
- apical,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- articulated,
- assimilated,
- average,
- back,
- barytone,
- between,
- betwixt,
- betwixt and between,
- bilabial,
- broad,
- cacuminal,
- center,
- centermost,
- central,
- cerebral,
- checked,
- close,
- consonant,
- consonantal,
- continuant,
- core,
- dental,
- dissimilated,
- dorsal,
- equatorial,
- equidistant,
- flat,
- front,
- glide,
- glossal,
- glottal,
- guttural,
- halfway,
- hard,
- heavy,
- high,
- interior,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- intonated,
- labial,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- lateral,
- lax,
- light,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- low,
- mean,
- medial,
- median,
- mediocre,
- mediterranean,
- medium,
- mesial,
- mezzo,
- middle,
- middlemost,
- middling,
- midland,
- midmost,
- midships,
- midst,
- midway,
- monophthongal,
- muted,
- narrow,
- nasal,
- nasalized,
- nuclear,
- occlusive,
- open,
- over,
- oxytone,
- palatal,
- palatalized,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealized,
- phonemic,
- phonetic,
- phonic,
- pitch,
- pitched,
- posttonic,
- retroflex,
- rounded,
- semivowel,
- soft,
- sonant,
- stopped,
- stressed,
- strong,
- surd,
- syllabic,
- tense,
- thick,
- throaty,
- throughout,
- together with,
- tonal,
- tonic,
- twangy,
- unaccented,
- unrounded,
- unstressed,
- velar,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voiced,
- voiceless,
- vowel,
- vowellike,
- weak,
- wide,
- with
Acronyms for 'mid'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Message IDentifier (ATM)
- Mobile Information Device
- Multiple Interface Declaration (OLSR)
Words containing 'MID'
- Midding,
- Mid sea,
- mid Victorian,
- mid-off,
- mid-on,
- Mid-sea,
- The Mid-sea,
- mid-February,
- mid-January,
- mid-July,
- mid-June,
- mid-March,
- mid-May,
- mid-November,
- mid-October,
- mid-September,
- mid-april,
- mid-atlantic,
- mid-august,
- mid-calf,
- mid-december,
- mid-eighties,
- mid-fifties,
- mid-forties,
- mid-nineties,
- mid-seventies,
- mid-sixties,
- mid-thirties,
- mid-twenties,
- mid-water,
- mid-atlantic ridge,
- mid-atlantic states