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militia

Short Definition : army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

Definition
(noun) civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Synonyms : reserves
Definition
(noun) the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service
Example Sentence
  • their troops were untrained militia
  • Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for militia

not in military.. militia -> have other jobs as well..

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mili means low common people .. tea pila kar ladne bhej diya

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military amateur

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millennium

Short Definition : thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity

Definition
(noun) a span of 1000 years
Synonyms : millenary
Definition
(noun) (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness Definition
(noun) the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Synonyms : millenary

mime

Short Definition : pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

Definition
(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression Definition
(noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words
Synonyms : dumb show pantomime
Definition
(verb) imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
Synonyms : mimic
Example Sentence
  • The actor mimicked the President very accurately
Definition
(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
Synonyms : pantomime
Example Sentence
  • The acting students mimed eating an apple
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mime

consider 'mime' as short-form of mimicry without words

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mime means MUTE ...

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mimicry

Short Definition : imitation

Definition
(noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
Synonyms : apery
Definition
(noun) the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

minatory

Short Definition : menacing; threatening

Definition
(adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example Sentence
  • a baleful look
  • forbidding thunderclouds
  • his tone became menacing
  • ominous rumblings of discontent
  • sinister storm clouds
  • a sinister smile
  • his threatening behavior
  • ugly black clouds
  • the situation became ugly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for minatory

Minatory sounds like military--military people are very threatening most of the times.

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minator + y first part sounds like minotaur-the mythical beast you could associate menacing and threatening with and thus minatory = menacing

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minatory ~ min (men) + atory (eater) = A maneater is considered as dangerous or threatening to human beings.

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Minority Parties always threaten for QUOTA

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MINEatory.....mines are always threatening because lot's of people can die because of suffocation or poisonous gases present in mines....

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Meena is not teri she is meri, he gave a minatory statement

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Sounds like 'Minotaur'[half bull half man creature in greek myth] so minator|y means like a 'minotaur'[evil!]

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Even a MINor TeraORY breach can be threatening

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Min + ate + ory sounds like hate in between, hate is an expression shown by one who is threatening or forbidding .....

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Minatory = mina + at + worry; i.e mina feeling fear.

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mincing

Short Definition : affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stag

Definition
(adj) affectedly dainty or refined
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mincing

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mincing cud be minimum thing which means to cut into small pieces

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Mincing can be broken into Men + Seeing ...means when girls get aware that men are watching them, they show artificial behaviour in talk or speech(i.e AFFECTEDLY NICE or ELEGANT IN SPEECH,WALK or BEHAVIOUR)

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mini singh walk affectedly has his hair was cut off (hence the name mini)

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Just like "mince meat" means meat cut into small pieces. Mincing means taking small steps. So the keyword here is "small (whatever)"

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mincing sounds a bit like mixing..,so cut into small pieces..

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mincing sounds lyk MISS MIN SINGH...n shes got a refined taste

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mint+ing. mint, which refreshes ourselve & give a elegant attitude.

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Every girl after watching Singh is King said:: "That SINGH(Akshay) is MINE because hi is so mincing (refined) (Thus MINCING = Mine + Singh)

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mingle

Short Definition : mix together in close association

Definition
(verb) to bring or combine together or with something else
Synonyms : amalgamate commix mix unify
Example Sentence
  • resourcefully he mingled music and dance
Definition
(verb) get involved or mixed-up with
Example Sentence
  • He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair
Definition
(verb) be all mixed up or jumbled together
Synonyms : jumble
Example Sentence
  • His words jumbled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mingle

sounda like MANGAL so jab mangal karya hota hai sab ek sath maje karate hai

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Amir khan gathers everybody saying ....Mangal mangal mangal mangal mangal mangal ho jage nagar sare....

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miniature

Short Definition : small model; small painting; ADJ: small

Definition
(noun) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Synonyms : illumination
Definition
(noun) a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
Synonyms : toy
Definition
(adj) being on a very small scale
Example Sentence
  • a miniature camera

minion

Short Definition : servile dependent; obsequious follower

Definition
(noun) a servile or fawning dependant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for minion

A mini peon.. Who is servile to his boss.

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Sounds like Union (Workers union). In union workers has servile dependency on leader.

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minion sounds close to menial....or lets say minial=minimum servial

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minion > m + onion > eho cuts onions at my home? serveant/cook

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my(mi)+ peon(nion)....peon is obviously a type of slave who performs all d low grade jobs

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generally ppl form UNIONS with MINIONS so that they have a g8 party support in thier devlopment stages......

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minion !! doesn't it strike a bell ?? its the "fish" character in the movie MEGAMIND who is always "servile"

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minion: min+ion the minimum energy ions, always rotate around the high/main energy ions, so minion is follower of some big one,like a favorite.A follower or underling of a powerful person.

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sounds union >> people in a factory union are dependant on their owners for their meals.. OR sounds onion >>> who cuts onion at hotels or at others place is a servant and is dependant on his owner...

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minute

Short Definition : extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting

Definition
(noun) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
Synonyms : min
Example Sentence
  • he ran a 4 minute mile
Definition
(noun) an indefinitely short time
Synonyms : bit mo moment second
Example Sentence
  • wait just a moment
  • in a mo
  • it only takes a minute
  • in just a bit
Definition
(noun) a particular point in time
Synonyms : instant moment second
Example Sentence
  • the moment he arrived the party began
Definition
(noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree Definition
(noun) a short note
Example Sentence
  • the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting
Definition
(noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it
Synonyms : hour
Example Sentence
  • we live an hour from the airport
  • its just 10 minutes away
Definition
(adj) infinitely or immeasurably small
Synonyms : infinitesimal
Example Sentence
  • two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
  • reduced to a microscopic scale
Definition
(adj) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Synonyms : narrow
Example Sentence
  • a minute inspection of the grounds
  • a narrow scrutiny
  • an exact and minute report
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for minute

minu- means less or small

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