minstrelsy, n. song, ballad, recitative, lyric poem, poem, epic poem, rhapsody.
mint', n. 1. spearmint, peppermint, horsemint; cr£me de menthe.
-adj. 2. mint-flavored.
mint1, n. 1. Informal, fortune, small fortune, millions, billions; money, U.S. SI. bucks, SI. bread; (allof money) SI. wad, pile, stack, heap, Inf. stash.
-adj. 2. unused, uncancelled, unstamped, new, brand-new, perfect, excellent.
-v. 3. (all of coins or money) stamp or stamp out, die, coin, monetize, print.
4. make, make up, compose, fabricate, invent, create, come up with, coin, neologize, neoterize; devise, concoct, brew, contrive, frame, hatch; formulate, design, conceive, germinate, think of, dream up; manufacture, fashion, form, construct, produce; forge, counterfeit, copy.
minus, prep. 1. from, less, take away, subtract; decreased by, diminished by.
2. lacking, missing, short, without.
-n. 3. deficit, loss; lack, insufficiency, deficiency; weakness, weak spot, liability, disadvantage, drawback.
minute1, n. 1. a short time, a little while, bit, Inf. jiffy, Inf. whipstitch; moment, second, Inf. sec, split second, instant; flash, twinkling, twinkle, breath, trice; eyewink, wink of an eye, Fr. coup d'oeil, twinkling of an eye, Inf. bat of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail.
2. rough draft, sketch, outline, summary, r6sum6; memorandum, Inf memo, note.
3. minutes (all of a meeting) record, notes, log, transcript.
4. up to the minute modern, up-to-date, trendy, fashionable, smart, modish, stylish, in style, chic, in vogue, all the rage; Inf. in, SI. with it, SI. hip, SI. cool.
minute2, adj. 1. minuscule, infinitesimal, microscopic, atomic, animalculine, animalculous, imperceptible; diminutive, Lilliputian, tiny, wee, Inf. teeny, bitty, itty-bitty, eensy-weensy, teensy, Baby Talk, teeny-weeny, Baby Talk, teensy-weensy; miniature, small-scale, pocket-sized, bantam, short; small, little, mini, pint-sized, Inf. baby; petite, delicate, dainty, minikin; homuncular, midget, dwarfish, Med. nanoid, pygmy, pygmoid, pygmyish.
2. insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, minor, small, little; trivial, trifling, petty, Inf. picayune, niggling; meager, mere, paltry, puny, slight, slender, thin, dinky, piddling; insubstantial, unsubstantial, negligible, nugatory, inconsiderable, inappreciable.
3. detailed, exact, precise, punctilious, scrupulous, strict, close; particular, meticulous, careful, painstaking.
minutiae, n. details, particulars, fine points; trivia, trivialities, trifles, inessentials, nonessentials, unessentials.
minx, n. impudent lass, pert girl, Inf. baggage; hussy, shrew, quean; jade, harridan, hag, SI. bitch; malapert, Inf. saucebox; flirt, coquette, vamp, belle, gold digger; jilt, wanton, tart, demirep; prostitute, harlot, strumpet, drab, trollop, Archaic, wench, trull, slut.
miracle, n. marvel, wonder, wonderwork, prodigy; sign, portent, omen; supernatural event, phenomenon; curiosity, spectacle, rarity.
miraculous, adj. 1. supernatural, preternatural, preternormal, superhuman, preterhuman, thaumatur-gic, thaumaturgical; divine, almighty, omnipotent,