Sekirov Dictionary

middle

/ˈmɪdl̩/

noun 7
adjective 3
verb 3
forms 5
phrases 2

noun7

•
the center of something, as far from one side or end as from the other
- The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.
•
The part between the beginning and the end.
- I woke up in the middle of the night.
- In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue.
•
The central part of a human body; the waist.
- If I have a diet plan and stick to it, it is easy for me to have control over my middle. — 2012
•
the center of the political spectrum.
- As part of his successful re-election strategy, Clinton began governing from the middle.
The middle voice.
The middle stump.
•
An essay on social or literary issues in a newspaper or magazine, originally placed between the leading articles and the reviews.
- ‘Did you see the Spec. had a middle on “Rural Tenacities” last week. That was all Huckley.’ — 1913

adjective3

verb3

To strike (the ball) with the middle portion of the face of the bat.
(no longer used) To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.
(no longer used) To take a middle view of.

forms

middled · middling · middles · middlemost · middlest

Phrases with middle

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