12-letter words containing m, i, n, a
- ming dynasty — the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturists — Plural form of miniaturist.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miniaturizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miniaturize.
- minicassette — a small cassette enclosing a length of audiotape for use with a pocket-size tape recorder, especially one used for dictating.
- minification — The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.
- minimal pair — a pair of words, as pin and bin, or bet and bed, differing only by one sound in the same position in each word, especially when such a pair is taken as evidence for the existence of a phonemic contrast between the two sounds.
- minimalising — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- minimalistic — Pertaining to minimalism.
- minimalizing — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- minimifidian — Having a minimal amount of faith.
- minimisation — Alternative spelling of minimization.
- minimization — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- minimum wage — lowest hourly earnings permitted by law
- minimum-wage — of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.
- ministration — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- minor arcana — one of the two divisions of a pack of tarot cards
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- minor tenace — the king and jack of a suit held by one player.
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- minute steak — a thin slice of beefsteak that is prepared by sautéeing quickly on each side.
- mirror canon — a canon in which the parts are written as though seen in a mirror placed between them: one part or set of parts is the upside-down image of the other
- mirror plant — a shrub, Coprosma repens, of the madder family, native to New Zealand and cultivated in warm regions, having glossy, often variegated leaves.
- mis-analysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misalignment — improperly aligned.
- misalliances — Plural form of misalliance.
- misallotment — improper or wrong allotment
- misanalyzing — Present participle of misanalyze.
- misandristic — Exhibiting misandry; man-hating.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- miscellanies — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- miscellanist — a person who writes, compiles, or edits miscellanies.
- mischallenge — an improper challenge
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- miscreations — Plural form of miscreation.
- misdemeanant — a person who is guilty of misbehavior.
- misdemeaning — to misbehave (oneself).
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of misdiagnose.
- misdiagnoses — to make an incorrect diagnosis.