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13.3 microbe...
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microbe n. micro-organism, microzoon, germ; bacterium, virus, Colloq
bug: Only recently has science learnt that diseases are caused
by microbes.
midday n. noon, noontime, twelve (o'clock) noon, US high noon: By
midday, the temperature had reached 34ø Celsius.
middle adj. 1 central, centre, halfway, mid, midway, mean, medial,
Technical mesial: We had reached the middle stage of our
journey. Her index finger and middle finger are almost exactly
the same length.
--n. 2 centre, mid-point, midst, halfway point; heart,
bull's-eye: He lives in the middle of the city. The arrow found
the very middle of the target. 3 midriff, waist, mid-section,
stomach: She wore a red sash round her middle.
midst n. middle, centre, mid-point, halfway point: In the midst of
life we are in death. They live in a fairy-tale chƒteau in the
midst of beautiful Breton countryside. This proved a welcome
boost in the midst of a difficult election campaign.
midwife n. accoucheur or accoucheuse: Most babies in the world are
delivered by midwives.
might n. 1 strength, power, energy, force, muscle, potency, Literary
puissance: I hit my attacker with all my might. Might doesn't
always make right. 2 influence, authority, weight, sway,
dominion, ascendancy, superiority, mightiness, capability,
capacity, power, effect, effectiveness, Colloq clout: It was
not till the 20th century that the might of the United States
was felt outside its borders.
mighty adj. 1 powerful, strong, potent, influential, dominant,
predominant, ascendant, weighty, doughty, authoritarian,
autocratic, indomitable: The pen is mightier than the sword. He
should have thought twice before challenging such a mighty
opponent. 2 strong, muscular, powerful, robust, strapping,