English Words: M

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minknoun

Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

mink coatnoun

A fur coat made from the fur of the mink, symbolic of membership in a social class of wealthy people.

mink frognoun

Lithobates septentrionalis, a small frog native to the United States and Canada.

minkenoun

Synonym of minke whale.

minkedadj

Wearing mink fur.

minkerynoun

A place where minks are farmed

minkhoundnoun

A scent hound used for hunting mink.

Minkinanname

An extinct non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family formerly located in the Burketown region of Queensland, of which Minkin is the sole member.

minkishadj

Resembling or characteristic of mink or a mink.

minklessadj

Without mink or minks.

minklikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a mink or its fur.

Minkoffname

A surname from Bulgarian.

Minkowskiname

A surname.

Minkowski diagramnoun

A kind of spacetime diagram in the form of a two-dimensional graph depicting events as happening in a universe consisting of one space dimension (horizontal axis) and one time dimension (vertical axis).

Minkowski spacenoun

A four-dimensional real vector space equipped with an inner product of signature (−,+,+,+) or (+,−,−,−), in which special relativity is formulated

Minkowski spacetimenoun

A geometrically flat spacetime, i.e. one with zero curvature.

Minkowski's question mark functionname

A function, denoted ?(x), with unusual fractal properties, mapping quadratic irrational numbers to rational numbers on the unit interval, via an expression relating the continued fraction expansions of the quadratics to the binary expansions of the rationals.

Minkowski-Bouligand dimensionnoun

A way of determining the fractal dimension of a set in a Euclidean space, or more generally in a metric space. It may be visualized by imagining the fractal lying on an evenly-spaced grid and counting how many boxes are required to cover the set. The dimension is then calculated by seeing how this number changes as the grid is made finer.

Minkowskianadj

Of or pertaining to Hermann Minkowski, the German mathematician.

minksnoun

plural of mink

minkyadj

Of or pertaining to minks.

minmaxnoun

Alternative form of minimax.

minmaxernoun

A player who attempts to create an optimized character by minimizing unfavourable traits and maximizing favourable ones, typically by improving a single trait or ability to the exclusion of others.

minminoun

An Australian ankylosaur, of the genus †Minmi, that was about 10 feet long, from the early Cretaceous period.

Minnaname

The largest city and state capital of Niger State, Nigeria.

Minneapolisname

The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.

Minnehahaname

A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.

Minnehaha Countyname

One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Sioux Falls.

minneolanoun

A cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit.

minnesingernoun

A peripatetic musician in Germany in the 12th to the 14th centuries, often performing songs of courtly love.

Minnesomalianame

Minnesota, perceived as having a large Somali population.

Minnesotaname

A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.

Minnesota icenoun

A reservedness and coldness associated by some with the culture of Minnesota, in contrast to the idea of Minnesota nice.

Minnesota nicenoun

A style of pleasantness, courtesy, cooperation, and helpfulness associated with Minnesota culture; a form of Northern Plains charm.

minnesotaitenoun

An iron magnesium silicate of the talc group

Minnesotanadj

Of or pertaining to Minnesota.

Minnesotiannoun

Alternative form of Minnesotan.

Minnetonkaname

One of the largest lakes in Minnesota, United States (Lake Minnetonka).

Minniename

A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century.

Minniearname

A surname from Dutch.

minnitnoun

minute

Minnitiname

A surname from Italian.

minnocknoun

The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus)

minnownoun

Any small fish.

minnowedadj

Containing or full of minnows.

minnowernoun

A fisherman who minnows.

minnowlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a minnow.

minnynoun

A minnow.

minonoun

A traditional Japanese raincoat made from straw.

Minoanadj

Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 B.C.E.).

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