Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Something that is distinctively smaller than other members of its type or class.
- n. A miniskirt.
Wiktionary
- n. A miniskirt.
- n. A minicomputer.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee
- n. a very short skirt
Etymologies
- From mini-. Sense 2, short for miniskirt.
Examples
“Magnetic resonance imaging MRI scans have led to another confusing use of the term mini-stroke.”
“The term mini greenhouse can refer to several styles of greenhouse:”
“He has four TVs—including a 46-inch Internet TV and a 37-inch screen in what he called a "mini man cave"—but still prefers a transistor radio and his pair of half-broken headphones.”
“The ECB president asked for the term to be repeated, and then, with raised eyebrows, muttered the word "mini" in a tone of voice suggesting a technical default would be anything but.”
“I am not always in touch with my emotions and sometimes I only know that I am upset when I am halfway through what I call a mini-binge.”
The Huffington Post: Jan Shepherd: Emotional Fillers: Confronting My Binge Eating Disorder
“A few weeks back, I posted what I called a mini-rant after watching Sky business editor Michael Wilson on air and then was directed to go to the Sky News site to respond on their blog.”
“We have a Monday night service, and on Tuesday nights I go to what we call mini-church - a small group, essentially, just a few people who get together and talk about life and study the Bible together.”
“She was in labor with me for 11 hours, so I hope that your mini is a bit more cooperative than I was and that your pain can be minimized!”
“It comes in a few sizes, but the mini is the version you want for perch.”
“Elliott Sober starts by pointing out that ID is formulated as a very modest claim, which he calls mini-ID which states that “complex adaptations that organisms display e.g. the vertebrate eye were crafted by an intelligent designer.””
Elliott Sober: What is wrong with Intelligent Design? - The Panda's Thumb
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mini’.
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Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
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Cute
My boyfriend and I started this list my Junior or Senior year of High school. It hasn't been added to in a while. It was a list of words that we thought sounded universally cute or had universal as...
cupcake, doilee, mitten, kitten, squiggle, button, cheek, papoose, pupa, sleep, cookie, treat and 45 more...
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Small in Size
Short and cute synonyms for small
wee, little, tiny, mini, lil, bitty, teensy, itsy, bitsy, teeny, petite, weeny and 6 more...
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