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hobnob, consort, go, spend time, Colloq hang about or around or
out, rub shoulders, Brit pal up, US pal around: I asked Fred to
mingle with the guests and make them feel at home.
miniature adj. small, small-scale, little, tiny, diminutive, minute, wee,
minuscule, mini, microscopic, micro, midget, dwarf, bantam,
baby, pygmy,pocket, Lilliputian, US vest-pocket, Colloq minimal:
This miniature TV fits in the palm of your hand.
minimal adj. least, smallest, minutest, littlest, tiniest, slightest;
minimum, nominal, token: As a house plant, the cactus requires
minimal attention. There is a minimal charge for service.
minimize v. 1 reduce, shrink, lessen, diminish, prune, abbreviate, pare
(down), cut (down), curtail, abridge, shorten, decrease, minify:
Our stringent safety measures minimize the chance of an
accident. 2 belittle, de-emphasize, downplay, play down, make
little or light of, disparage, decry, deprecate, depreciate,
misprize or misprise, devalue, devaluate, undervalue, underrate,
underestimate, US talk down: Being modest, she minimizes her
role in the organization.
minimum n. 1 least, lowest, nadir: The hotel offered the minimum of
comfort for the maximum price.
--adj. 2 minimal, nominal, reduced, minutest, littlest, least,
slightest, lowest: What is the minimum deposit the travel agent
will accept? He refused to make even the minimum effort needed
to save himself.
minister n. 1 cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, ecclesiastic, pastor,
vicar, priest, father, reverend, churchman, divine, parson,
preacher, man or woman of the cloth, evangelist, missionary,
dean, curate, cur‚, abb‚, chaplain, Colloq padre, Slang US
military sky pilot, Holy Joe: The marriage was performed by a
visiting minister. 2 envoy, delegate, legate, diplomat,
ambassador, emissary, plenipotentiary, minister plenipotentiary,
envoy extraordinary, minister resident, consul, agent, charg‚
d'affaires, Brit cabinet officer or member: The minister
himself signed the treaty.
--v. 3 Usually, minister to. attend (to or on or upon), wait
on, care for, look after, see to, accommodate; serve, supply,