8-letter words starting with mi
- millwork — ready-made carpentry work from a mill.
- milpitas — a town in W California.
- milstein — Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- miltonia — any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- milyukov — Pavel Nikolaevich [pah-vuh l nik-uh-lah-yuh-vich;; Russian pah-vyil nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈpɑ vəl ˌnɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpɑ vyɪl nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1943, Russian statesman and historian.
- mimeoing — Present participle of mimeo.
- mimester — a mime artist
- mimetics — Plural form of mimetic.
- mimetism — mimicry (defs 1, 3).
- mimetite — a mineral, lead chloroarsenate, Pb 5 As 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in yellow to brown prismatic crystals or globular masses: a minor ore of lead.
- mimicked — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- mimicker — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- mimickry — Obsolete spelling of mimicry.
- minacity — menacing; threatening.
- minakari — A type of enamelwork Indian jewellery, especially champlev\u00e9. (from 20th c.).
- minamoto — a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns from 1192 to 1333.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- minarets — Plural form of minaret.
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- mind map — a diagrammatic method of representing ideas, with related concepts arranged around a core concept
- mind out — to be careful or pay attention
- mind you — although, having said that
- mind-pop — a word, phrase, image, or sound that comes into the mind suddenly and involuntarily and is usually related to a recent experience.
- mind-set — an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- mindanao — the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the group. 36,537 sq. mi. (94,631 sq. km).
- mindedly — (in combination) In the specified minded manner.
- mindfuck — the deliberate infliction of psychological damage
- mindfull — Archaic form of mindful.
- mindless — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- mindlock — (fantasy, scifi) A magic spell or technology that restricts a person's ability to think freely.
- mindmaps — Plural form of mindmap.
- mindsets — Plural form of mindset.
- mindware — The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
- mindwipe — (transitive, science fiction) To erase the memories and personality, while still leaving an intact, living brain and body. This is frequently portrayed as a form of capital punishment, which leaves an viable body into which a different personality or mind can be uploaded.
- mineable — capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- minerals — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- mingiest — Superlative form of mingy.
- mingling — Present participle of mingle.
- mini-ski — a ski that is shorter than standard size, esp used by learners
- miniated — Simple past tense and past participle of miniate.
- miniator — to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minibars — Plural form of minibar.
- minibike — a small, lightweight motorcycle with a low frame and designed generally for off-highway use.
- miniboss — (video games) A minor or incidental boss in a video game.
- minicabs — Plural form of minicab.
- minicamp — A session run by a professional sports team to train particular players, or to test potential new players, before the main preseason training.
- minicars — Plural form of minicar.
- minidisc — A disc having a format similar to a small CD but able to record sound or data as well as play it back.
- minidish — A minidish is a small satellite dish that can receive signals from communications satellites for media such as television programmes and the Internet.