HOMININ | • hominin n. (Paleontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern… • HOMININ n. any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, usually taken to comprise humans and their direct ancestors, but sometimes taken also to include chimpanzees. |
INDAMIN | • indamin n. Dated form of indamine. • INDAMIN n. any unstable organic base whose salts are blue or green dyes, also INDAMINE. |
LAMININ | • laminin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissue. • LAMININ n. a glycoprotein. |
LIMNING | • limning v. Present participle of limn. • limning n. A depiction. • LIMN v. (archaic) to portray, paint or delineate. |
MAINING | • maining v. Present participle of main. • MAIN v. to maim or cripple. |
MANIKIN | • manikin n. Alternative spelling of mannequin. • manikin n. A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). • manikin n. A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person. |
MANKINI | • mankini n. A kind of sling bikini worn by men. • MANKINI n. a man's swimming costume consisting of a narrow V-shaped piece of material extending from the crotch to the shoulders. |
MEINING | • MEIN v. (Scots) to lament, moan, also MEANE, MENE. |
MINCING | • mincing v. Present participle of mince. • mincing adj. Affectedly dainty. • mincing n. The act by which something is minced. |
MINDING | • minding n. The act of taking heed of something. • minding v. Present participle of mind. • MINDING n. the act of minding. |
MINGING | • minging adj. (UK, slang) Very unattractive; ugly. • minging adj. (UK, slang) Unclean or dirty; disgusting and foul-smelling. • minging n. (Medicine, rare, obsolete) A premonitory symptom. |
MINIKIN | • minikin n. (Obsolete) A young person, especially a young woman. • minikin n. (Obsolete) A small or insignificant person, thing or amount. • minikin n. (Obsolete) A little pin. |
MININGS | • minings n. Plural of mining. • MINING n. the business of working mines. |
MINIONS | • minions n. Plural of minion. • MINION n. a darling, a favourite. |
MINIVAN | • minivan n. A small van. • minivan n. (Chiefly US) A large and spacious passenger car, typically with five or seven seats and sliding rear doors. • minivan v. (Transitive, intransitive) To travel or transport in a small van. |
MINNICK | • Minnick prop.n. A surname. • MINNICK v. to be over dainty in eating, also MINNOCK. |
MINNIES | • minnies n. Plural of minny. • Minnies prop.n. Plural of Minnie. • MINNIE n. (Scots) mother. |
MINTING | • minting v. Present participle of mint. • minting n. The act by which money is minted. • MINT v. to process or stamp coins. |
NIMMING | • nimming v. Present participle of nim. • NIM v. to take or steal. |
NIMONIC | • Nimonic n. Any of a family of nickel-based high-temperature low-creep superalloys, typically consisting of more… • NIMONIC adj. of alloys used in high-temperature work, e.g. gas turbine blades, chiefly nickel, with chromium, titanium and aluminium. |