6-letter words starting with mi
- misaim — to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
- misbug — /mis-buhg/ [MIT] An unintended property of a program that turns out to be useful; something that should have been a bug but turns out to be a feature. Usage: rare. Compare green lightning. See miswart.
- miscue — a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.
- miscut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- misdid — Simple past form of misdo.
- miseat — to eat unhealthily or improperly
- miseno — a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- misère — call in solo whist and other card games declaring a hand that will win no tricks
- misers — Plural form of miser.
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- misfed — (of a machine, paper, materials, etc.) to feed incorrectly: The copying machine will jam if it starts to misfeed.
- misfit — something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- mishit — to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket.
- mishmi — a member of a Mongoloid hill people of the Brahmaputra area of NE India
- mishna — the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.
- miskal — a unit of weight used esp in Iran, usually equal to about 4.6 grams
- misken — to be unaware or ignorant of
- miskey — to key (something) incorrectly on a keyboard
- mislay — to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.
- misled — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- mislie — to lie in an uncomfortable position
- mispay — (transitive) To pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.
- mispen — to write incorrectly
- misrun — an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- miss's — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- missal — (sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- missay — to say or speak ill of; vilify; slander.
- missed — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- missee — to see wrongly
- missel — (obsolete) mistletoe.
- missen — (Yorkshire, colloquial) Myself.
- misser — One who misses.
- misses — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- misset — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- missey — Alternative form of missy (term of address for young woman).
- missie — (informal) A young woman; miss.
- missis — Older Use. wife: I'll have to ask the missis.
- missus — missis.
- mistag — (transitive) To tag incorrectly; to mislabel.
- mistal — a cow shed; byre
- misted — Simple past tense and past participle of mist.
- mister — a spray, nozzle, or similar device for misting plants.
- mistic — A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, rigged partly like a xebec and partly like a felucca.
- mistle — (obsolete) mistletoe.
- misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- misway — (obsolete) A wrong way.
- miswed — To wed improperly.
- misyar — A temporary marriage in Sunni Islam.
- miters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miter.