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middle
[ mid-l ]
adjective
- equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central:
the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- intermediate or intervening:
the middle distance.
- medium or average:
a man of middle size.
- (initial capital letter) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and New or Modern:
Middle English.
- Grammar. (in some languages) noting a voice of verb inflection in which the subject is represented as acting on or for itself, in contrast to the active voice in which the subject acts, and the passive voice in which the subject is acted upon, as in Greek, áŧ “I wrote for myself,” é “I wrote,” áŧ “I was written.”
- (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. noting the division intermediate between the upper and lower divisions of a period, system, or the like:
the Middle Devonian.
noun
- the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- the central part of the human body, especially the waist:
He gave him a punch in the middle.
- something intermediate; mean.
- (in farming) the ground between two rows of plants.
verb (used with or without object)
- Chiefly Nautical. to fold in half.
middle
/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central
- intermediate in status, situation, etc
- located between the early and late parts of a series, time sequence, etc
- not extreme, esp in size; medium
- usually capital (of a language) intermediate between the earliest and the modern forms
Middle English
noun
- an area or point equal in distance from the ends or periphery or in time between the early and late parts
- an intermediate part or section, such as the waist
- grammar the middle voice
- logic See middle term
- the ground between rows of growing plants
- a discursive article in a journal, placed between the leading articles and the book reviews
- cricket a position on the batting creases in alignment with the middle stumps on which a batsman may take guard
verb
- to place in the middle
- nautical to fold in two
- football to return (the ball) from the wing to midfield
- cricket to hit (the ball) with the middle of the bat
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of middle1
Idioms and Phrases
see caught in the middle ; in the middle of ; play both ends against the middle .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As Brontë confronts Joe at gunpoint in the middle of a steamy encounter, he is caught off guard, literally with his pants down.
It has since been criticised as being too restrictive because as the so-called "missing middle", were excluded - those considered too wealthy to qualify for financial aid but who struggle to afford tuition fees.
For the brown hairstreak, both charities rely on volunteers going out in the middle of winter to look for tiny, pinhead-sized eggs on twigs using magnifying glasses.
Donald Trump and his administration are totally berserk and America is in the middle of an unprecedented, turbulent maelstrom.
The documentary captures a sheriff’s deputy reminiscing about her car slowing in the middle of an inferno as her tires melted.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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