Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries

Author:Collins Dictionaries
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

mince minces, mincing, minced

NOUN 1 meat that has been ground into very small pieces

VERB 2 If you mince meat, you grind it into very small pieces.

mincemeat

NOUN a sweet mixture of dried fruits used, for example, in mince pies

mind minds, minding, minded

NOUN 1 Your mind is your ability to think, together with your memory and all the thoughts you have. • He could still see her face in his mind.

PHRASE 2 If you change your mind, you change a decision that you have made or an opinion that you have.

VERB 3 If you do not mind what happens or what something is like, you do not have a strong preference about it. • I don’t mind where we go.

4 If you tell someone to mind something, you are warning them to be careful. • Mind that plate, it’s hot.

5 If you mind something for someone, you look after it for a while.

mindless

ADJECTIVE 1 Mindless behaviour is stupid and destructive.

2 A mindless job or activity is so simple, or repeated so often, that you do not need to think about it at all.

SYNONYM: repetitive

mine mines

PRONOUN 1 something belonging or relating to the person who is speaking or writing • He’s a good friend of mine.

NOUN 2 a place where deep holes or tunnels are dug under the ground in order to extract minerals • a coal mine

3 a bomb hidden in the ground or underwater, that explodes when people or things touch it

minefield minefields

NOUN an area of land or water where explosive mines have been laid

miner miners

NOUN a person who works underground in mines to find and dig out coal, diamonds, gold and other minerals • a coal miner

mineral minerals

NOUN small particles that make up different rocks. For example, quartz and diamonds are minerals.

mineral water

NOUN water that comes from a natural spring

mingle mingles, mingling, mingled

VERB If things mingle, they become mixed together.

mini-

PREFIX used with another word to describe something shorter or smaller than the usual size • a miniskirt

miniature

ADJECTIVE a tiny copy of something much larger • I bought a miniature version of the Eiffel Tower as a souvenir.

minibus minibuses

NOUN a van with seats in the back, that is used as a small bus

minimum

ADJECTIVE 1 A minimum amount of something is the smallest amount that is possible, allowed or needed.

ANTONYM: maximum

NOUN 2 the smallest amount of something that is possible, allowed or needed

ANTONYM: maximum

minister ministers

NOUN 1 a person who is in charge of a particular government department

2 a member of the clergy, especially in a Protestant church

[from Latin minister meaning servant]

ministry ministries

NOUN a government department that deals with a particular area of work • the Ministry of Education

mink minks

NOUN a small wild mammal with valuable brown fur

minnow minnows

NOUN a very small, freshwater fish

minor

ADJECTIVE less important or serious than other things • He had a minor part in the play.

ANTONYM: major

minority minorities

NOUN less than half of a group of people or things

minstrel minstrels

NOUN a singer and entertainer in medieval times

mint mints

NOUN 1 a plant with strong-smelling leaves used as flavouring in cooking

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