ALL meanings of middle
mid·dle
M m - noun middle distance: halfway point 1
- noun middle centre 1
- noun middle time: halfway point 1
- adjective middle distance: halfway 1
- adjective middle intermediate 1
- adjective middle period of a language 1
- noun middle waist 1
- noun middle middle part of a syllogism 1
- adjective middle equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio. 1
- adjective middle intermediate or intervening: the middle distance. 1
- adjective middle medium or average: a man of middle size. 1
- adjective middle (initial capital letter) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and New or Modern: Middle English. 1
- adjective middle Grammar. (in some languages) noting a voice of verb inflection in which the subject is represented as acting on or for itself, in contrast to the active voice in which the subject acts, and the passive voice in which the subject is acted upon, as in Greek, egrapsámēn “I wrote for myself,” égrapsa “I wrote,” egráphēn “I was written.”. 1
- adjective middle (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. noting the division intermediate between the upper and lower divisions of a period, system, or the like: the Middle Devonian. 1
- noun middle the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits. 1
- noun middle the central part of the human body, especially the waist: He gave him a punch in the middle. 1
- noun middle something intermediate; mean. 1
- noun middle (in farming) the ground between two rows of plants. 1
- noun middle At an equal distance from the extremities of something; central. 1
- countable noun middle The middle of something is the part of it that is furthest from its edges, ends, or outside surface. 0
- adjective middle The middle object in a row of objects is the one that has an equal number of objects on each side. 0
- countable noun middle Your middle is the part of your body around your stomach. 0
- singular noun middle The middle of an event or period of time is the part that comes after the first part and before the last part. 0
- singular noun middle Middle is also an adjective. 0
- adjective middle If someone is in their middle thirties, for example, they are aged somewhere approximately between thirty-four and thirty-six. 0
- adjective middle The middle child in a family has equal numbers of younger and older brothers and sisters. 0
- adjective middle The middle course or way is a moderate course of action that lies between two opposite and extreme courses. 0
- adjective middle equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central 0
- adjective middle intermediate in status, situation, etc 0
- adjective middle located between the early and late parts of a series, time sequence, etc 0
- adjective middle not extreme, esp in size; medium 0
- adjective middle (esp in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) denoting a voice of verbs expressing reciprocal or reflexive action 0
- adjective middle (of a language) intermediate between the earliest and the modern forms 0
- noun middle an area or point equal in distance from the ends or periphery or in time between the early and late parts 0
- noun middle an intermediate part or section, such as the waist 0
- noun middle the middle voice 0
- noun middle the ground between rows of growing plants 0
- noun middle a discursive article in a journal, placed between the leading articles and the book reviews 0
- noun middle a position on the batting creases in alignment with the middle stumps on which a batsman may take guard 0
- verb middle to place in the middle 0
- verb middle to fold in two 0
- verb middle to return (the ball) from the wing to midfield 0
- verb middle to hit (the ball) with the middle of the bat 0
- adjective middle halfway between two given points, times, limits, etc.; also, equally distant from all sides or extremities; in the center; mean 0
- adjective middle in between; intermediate; intervening 0
- adjective middle denoting the voice or form of a verb whose subject is represented as acting reflexively, or upon itself: in Greek, such verbs are usually passive in grammatical form 0
- adjective middle in or of the middle voice 0
- adjective middle designating a division of a period or a formation between those called Upper and Lower 0
- adjective middle designating a stage in language development intermediate between those called Old and Modern 0
- noun middle a point or part halfway between extremes; middle point, part, time, etc. 0