middle

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/ˈmɪdl̩/

noun 5adj 3verb 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

aged, busy, east, english, english, funny, open, right

She spent her middle years working as a busy executive in the city.

VERB + MIDDLE

back, lecture, name, standing

She stood in the middle of the lecture hall, nervously presenting her research to the professors.

MIDDLE + NOUN

city, discussion, man, marathon, mountain, night, road, street

We got stuck in traffic in the middle of the city during rush hour.

PREP.

between, down, in, off, on, up

I was in the middle of cooking dinner when my friend called me.

ADV.

suddenly

She suddenly stopped talking in the middle of her story about the accident.

Definitions

noun

A centre, midpoint.

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 middle stump.

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.

The middle voice.

adj

Located in the middle; in between.

the middle point

middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages

Central.

Pertaining to the middle voice.

verb

To take a middle view of.

And now, to middle the matter between both, it is pity, that the man they favour has not that sort of merit which a person of a mind so delicate as that of Miss Harlowe might reasonably expect in a husband.

To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.

To strike (the ball) with the middle portion of the face of the bat.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

midriff
midsection

noun — an area that is approximately central within some larger reg

adjective — being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

middle of nowhere

A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

We set out to demonstrate to the people of the county that a corrupt ring managed the Republican party in this county. . . . We want that corrupt ring knocked into the middle of No

middle of the road

Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.

A typical middle of the road compromise is to leave the problem as it is.

play both sides against the middle

To manipulate opponents or competitors in a manner which benefits the manipulator.

Some of the lesser Democrats, especially in the remoter reaches of the Bible country, have the same yearning, but they are not as numerous as the Republicans, all of whom have been

knock someone into the middle of next week

To thoroughly beat or trounce someone.

Example Bank

The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle.

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I woke up in the middle of the night.

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In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue.

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the middle point

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middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, middle is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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