-millern.1.Onewhoworksin,operates,orownsamill,especiallyagrain
mill.2.Amillingmachine.3.Anyofvariousmothswhosewingsandbodies
haveapowderyappearance.
-miller'sthumbn.anyofseveralsmallfreshwatersculpinsofthegenus
Cottus,especiallyC.globio,foundinEuropeandNorthAmericaandhavinga
largespinyheadandspinyfins.
-millinern.Onethatmakes,trims,designs,orsellshats.
-millrun...[
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Everybluebelthashis/hersignatureattacksandthepaper-cutterchoke,the
Dan-Camarilloarmbar,andthescarf-hold,allfromcross-side,aremine.March
3,forthefirsttime,ItappedJames,atwo-stripebluebelt,withthechoke.
Hedidn'tsay"greatjob"asIwouldwhensubmittedbymypartner.Looking
ratherdisappointed,heretreatedtoacornerafterwards,andsatthereand
watchedothersgrapple.
Weallhavetodea...[
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-middle-of-the-roadadj.1.Pursuingacourseofactionmidwaybetween
extremes,especiallyfollowingacourseinpoliticsthatisneitherliberal
norconservative.2.Abbr.MOROf,relatingto,orbeingatypeof
entertainment,especiallypopularmusic,thatappealstoawideaudience.
-middlingadj.1.ofmediumsize,position,orquality.2.Mediocre.n.1.
ChieflySouthernUSa.Porkorbaconcutfrombetweenthehamandshoulderof
api...[
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-metamorphosisn.1.Atransformation,asbymagicorsorcery.2.Amarked
changeinappearance,character,condition,orfunction.3.BiologyAchange
intheformandoftenhabitsofananimalduringnormaldevelopmentafterthe
embryonicstage.Metamorphosisincludes,ininsects,thetransformationofa
maggotintoanadultflyandacaterpillarintoabutterflyand,in
amphibians,thechangingofatadpoleintoafrog.4.PathologyAusually
d...[
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IgatheredtheingredientsovertheSt.Paddy'sweekendandMondaymorning,I
toldTimwhohadthedayoffthatwewouldcookashepherd'spieforsupper.At
around4:30pm,wesettowork.Istartedsauteingtheonionandhetookoverthe
potatoes.Theteenagertoldmethathedidn'tcaremuchaboutholidays.But
sincehecamedowntohelpinthekitchen,hesurewouldn'tmindthepie.
IhadnevercookedanyIrishdishathome(exceptf...[
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-mendv.-intr.1a.Toimproveinhealthorcondition:Thepatientismendingwell.b.Toheal:Thebonemendedinamonth.-mendaciousadj.1.Lying;untruthful:amendaciouschild.2.False;untrue:amendaciousstatement.-meninxn.,pl.,meninges.Amembrane,especiallyoneofthethreemembranesenclosingthebrainandspinalcordinvertebrates.-meniscusn.1.Acrescent-shapedbody.4.Acartilagediskthatactsasacushionbetweentheendsofbonesthatmeetinajoin...[
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-Medean.GreekMythologyAprincessandsorceressofColchiswhohelpedJason
obtaintheGoldenFleece,livedashisconsort,andkilledtheirchildrenas
revengeforhisinfidelity.
-medevacn.1.Airtransportofpersonstoaplacewheretheycanreceive
medicalorsurgicalcare;medicalevacuation.2.Ahelicopterorother
aircraftusedforsuchtransport.tr.v.
-mediagenicadj.Attractiveasasubjectforreportingbynewsmedia:&...[
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-mattedadj.1.Coveredwithormadefrommats:amattedfloor.2.Tangledinadensemass:triedtopushthroughthemattedundergrowth.-matter3.Dischargeorwaste,suchaspusorfeces,fromalivingorganism.-matting1n.1a.Materialformedintoorconsideredasamat:Theforestfloorhadathickmattingofpineneedles.b.Acoarselywovenfabricusedforcoveringfloorsandsimilarpurposes.2.Theactivityofmakingmats.-matzoalsomatzohn.Abrittle,flatpieceofunl...[
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Amongmassivetechlayoffs,Iwasluckytobeablekeeptraining.TheideastruckmewhenInoticedafewGoogleandFacebookguysstopcoming.Themanageratworkdidputmeundera"performanceimprovementplan,"bytheway(moreonthatlater),butIbarelyfeltanything.Folksfromthelocalpolice,theuniversity,andbusinessesshowedupasusual.Nonewinjuriesbefellyourstrulyandfourorfivedaysaweek,Isweatedinthedojo.Afewnewwhitebeltshavestayeda...[
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-massen.Astrokeinbilliardsmadebystrikingthecueballoffcenterwith
thecueheldnearlyvertically,sothatthecueballmovesinacurvearound
oneballbeforehittinganotherball.
-massiveadj.4.PathologyAffectingalargeareaofbodilytissue;widespread
andsevere:amssivegangrene.5.MineralogyLackinginternalcrystalline
structure;amorphous.6.GeologyWithoutinternalstructureorlayersand
homogeneousincomposi...[
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