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Emoji
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#5581
🔪
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mince
/mɪns/
verb
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minced
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minced
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minces
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mincing
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to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces; to speak in an affectedly delicate or refined way
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She minced the garlic before adding it to the sauce. |
mince words |
to speak plainly and directly without trying to be polite
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chop, dice, grind, cut, shred
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join, enlarge, combine
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mince meat, mince garlic, mince words, minced beef
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#5582
📋
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minutiae
/maɪˈnjuːʃiiː/
noun (plural)
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the small, precise, or trivial details of something
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The lawyer focused on the minutiae of the contract. |
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details, particulars, trivialities, niceties
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generalities, essentials
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minutiae of life, contract minutiae, daily minutiae
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#5583
📑
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minutia
/maɪˈnjuːʃə/
noun
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a small or trivial detail of something
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He was bored by the minutia of office paperwork. |
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detail, trifle, particular, triviality, nicety
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main, essential, major
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minutia of life, legal minutia, bureaucratic minutia
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#5584
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minute
/maɪˈnjuːt/ (adj), /ˈmɪnɪt/ (noun)
noun, adjective
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a period of sixty seconds; extremely small or detailed
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He examined the painting with minute attention to detail. |
in a minute |
very soon
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tiny, detailed, precise, moment, instant
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large, vague, indefinite
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last minute, every minute, minute detail, minute hand
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#5585
🔍
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minuscule
/ˈmɪnəskjuːl/
adjective
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extremely small in size or importance
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She made only a minuscule contribution to the project. |
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tiny, minute, microscopic, little, insignificant
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huge, large, massive
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minuscule amount, minuscule difference, minuscule detail
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#5586
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mint
/mɪnt/
noun, verb
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minted
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minted
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mints
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minting
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a place where coins are made; to produce or invent something new
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The government decided to mint new coins to commemorate the anniversary. |
fresh as a mint |
extremely fresh or new
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coin, produce, create, manufacture, fabricate
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destroy, abolish
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mint coins, mint condition, mint money, mint leaves
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#5587
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minority
/maɪˈnɔːr.ɪ.ti/
noun
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A smaller number or part, especially a group differing from the majority.
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The law aims to protect the rights of ethnic minorities. |
minority report |
an official statement representing a smaller group's opinion
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few, subsection, group, faction
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majority, mass
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ethnic minority, religious minority, minority rights
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#5588
🏛️
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ministry
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.stri/
noun
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A government department headed by a minister or the work of a religious minister.
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He works at the Ministry of Education. |
Ministry of Truth |
a fictional propaganda department from Orwell's 1984
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department, office, bureau, agency
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private sector, individual enterprise
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ministry of education, foreign ministry, ministry official
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#5589
🤲
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ministration
/ˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/
noun
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The act of providing care, assistance, or religious service.
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She recovered thanks to the kind ministrations of the nurses. |
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assistance, care, service, aid, support
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neglect, disregard
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gentle ministration, kind ministration, priestly ministration
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#5590
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miniscule
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.skjuːl/
adjective
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Extremely small or tiny.
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The error was so miniscule that nobody noticed it. |
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tiny, small, microscopic, minute, little
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huge, massive, enormous
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miniscule amount, miniscule difference, miniscule detail
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#5591
🧑🤝🧑
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minion
/ˈmɪn.i.ən/
noun
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A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile one.
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The dictator was surrounded by loyal minions who carried out his orders. |
minister's minions |
loyal followers of a leader
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follower, servant, subordinate, lackey, henchman
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leader, master, superior
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loyal minion, evil minion, faithful minion, political minion
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#5592
➖
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minimize
/ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/
verb
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minimized
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minimized
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minimizes
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minimizing
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to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree
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We should minimize the risks before starting the project. |
minimize the damage |
to reduce the harmful effects as much as possible
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reduce, lessen, decrease, diminish, cut down
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maximize, increase, enlarge
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minimize risk, minimize cost, minimize damage, minimize error
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#5593
🪆
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miniature
/ˈmɪnətʃər/ or /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
noun/adjective
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a very small version of something; small in scale or size
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The artist created a miniature model of the castle. |
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tiny, small, little, scaled-down
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large, giant, huge
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miniature model, miniature painting, miniature garden
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#5594
🎉
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mingle
/ˈmɪŋɡl/
verb
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mingled
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mingled
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mingles
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mingling
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to mix or combine; to move among people and engage socially
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Guests mingled at the party, chatting and laughing together. |
mingle with the crowd |
to join in and socialize with a group of people
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mix, blend, combine, associate, socialize
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separate, isolate, divide
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mingle freely, mingle with people, mingle at party
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#5595
🚶
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mincing
/ˈmɪnsɪŋ/
adjective
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affectedly delicate, dainty, or refined in manner or movement
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He walked with mincing steps across the stage. |
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dainty, delicate, affected, prim
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natural, bold, rough
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mincing steps, mincing manner, mincing words
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#5596
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migratory
/ˈmaɪɡrəˌtɔːri/
adjective
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Relating to or characterized by migration, especially animals or people moving from one place to another.
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Migratory birds travel thousands of miles each year. |
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wandering, roving, traveling, nomadic, itinerant
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settled, stationary, resident
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migratory birds, migratory species, migratory movement, migratory routes
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#5597
⚠️
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minatory
/ˈmɪnətɔːri/
adjective
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Expressing a threat; menacing.
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The criminal gave the witness a minatory look. |
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threatening, menacing, intimidating, hostile, ominous
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friendly, reassuring, harmless
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minatory tone, minatory gesture, minatory warning, minatory look
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#5598
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minaret
/ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/
noun
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A tall, slender tower of a mosque, from which the call to prayer is announced.
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The minaret of the mosque could be seen from miles away. |
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tower, spire, steeple, turret
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dome, base
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mosque minaret, tall minaret, ancient minaret, stone minaret
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#5599
🎤
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mimicry
/ˈmɪmɪkri/
noun
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The act of imitating someone or something, often for humor or learning.
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The comedian’s mimicry of celebrities made the audience laugh. |
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imitation, parody, impersonation, mockery, replication
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authenticity, originality
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mimicry skills, mimicry act, mimicry performance, mimicry artist
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#5600
🦜
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mimic
/ˈmɪmɪk/
verb
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mimicked
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mimicked
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mimics
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mimicking
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To copy the actions, speech, or behavior of someone or something.
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Children often mimic their parents' behavior. |
mimic someone’s style |
To imitate the way someone does something, often humorously or critically.
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imitate, copy, mock, emulate, impersonate
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originate, create
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mimic behavior, mimic actions, mimic sounds, mimic style
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#5601
🎭
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mime
/maɪm/
noun
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A performer who conveys meaning through gestures and body movements without speech.
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The mime entertained the children with exaggerated expressions. |
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pantomime, performer, actor, clown, artist
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speaker, orator
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mime performance, mime artist, silent mime, street mime
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#5602
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millet
/ˈmɪlɪt/
noun
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a small-seeded grass cultivated as a cereal crop
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Millet is often used as food in rural areas. |
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grain, cereal, sorghum, maize
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meat, fish
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millet flour, millet porridge, millet crop
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#5603
📅
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millennium
/mɪˈlɛniəm/
noun
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a period of one thousand years; often used to mark an anniversary
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The year 2000 was celebrated as the beginning of a new millennium. |
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thousand years, age, era, epoch
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moment, day
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new millennium, beginning of the millennium, millennium celebration
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#5604
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milk
/mɪlk/
noun, verb
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milked
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milked
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milks
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milking
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noun: a white liquid produced by female mammals for feeding their young; verb: to draw milk from an animal
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She milked the cow early in the morning. |
milk it |
to exploit a situation for as much advantage as possible
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dairy, extract, exploit, drain, squeeze
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feed, nurture
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glass of milk, milk the cow, milk products
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#5605
🪖
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militia
/mɪˈlɪʃə/
noun
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a group of ordinary people who are trained to act as soldiers in emergencies
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The village formed a militia to defend against attacks. |
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armed group, volunteer force, paramilitary, local army
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regular army, civilians
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local militia, armed militia, form a militia
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#5606
⚖️
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militate
/ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt/
verb
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militated
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militated
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militates
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militating
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to have a strong effect against something; to work as a powerful factor in preventing or influencing an outcome
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His lack of experience will militate against his promotion. |
militate against |
to work as a powerful factor opposing something
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hinder, oppose, obstruct, counteract, prevent
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support, favor, assist
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militate against, factors militating, circumstances militating
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#5607
🪖
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militarism
/ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm/
noun
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The belief in maintaining a strong military and using it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
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The rise of militarism in the region caused tension among neighboring countries. |
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military dominance, warlike policy, martial spirit
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pacifism, diplomacy, peace
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rise of militarism, aggressive militarism, militarism policy
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#5608
⚔️
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militant
/ˈmɪlɪtənt/
adjective
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Aggressively active in a cause, sometimes using forceful methods.
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The group became increasingly militant in their demands. |
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aggressive, combative, belligerent, radical, confrontational
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peaceful, passive, moderate
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militant group, militant leader, militant activity, militant organization
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#5609
🌍
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milieu
/miːlˈjuː/
noun
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A person's social environment or surroundings.
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She grew up in an artistic milieu. |
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environment, setting, background, atmosphere, surroundings
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isolation, solitude
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cultural milieu, social milieu, artistic milieu
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#5610
🚗
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mileage
/ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
noun
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The distance traveled in miles, or the fuel efficiency of a vehicle.
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This car gives excellent mileage on highways. |
make the most of the mileage |
to use something to the greatest advantage
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distance, journey, travel, fuel efficiency
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inefficiency, waste
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good mileage, poor mileage, mileage rate, mileage claim
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