Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z midexponential In the middle of an exponential growth phase midface The middle portion of the face. midfacial in the middle of the face midfeather A vertical water space in a firebox or combustion chamber within a steam boiler. midfemoral Located at the middle of the femur midfiction A style of postmodern fiction lying between realism and metafiction. midfictional Relating to midfiction. midfield The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs). midfielder A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence. midfielding The act of playing as a midfielder. midflame At half the height of a flame. midflank The middle region of a flank. midflight Occurring in the middle portion of a flight. midfloor In the middle of a floor. midflow A point in time during flow or fluency. midfollicular In the middle of a follicle. midfoot In the middle of one's foot; between the heel and the toes midforceps An obstetrical method for delivery of a baby using a forceps when the head is already engaged and the station is above +2 cm (or, formerly, when the head is already engaged but the criteria for low forceps are not met). Midford A village in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, and partly in Wiltshire, England, and split between the civil parishes of Southstoke, Hinton Charterhouse, Wellow and Freshford, Somerset, and Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST7660). midforehead In the middle of the forehead. midforenoon midmorning midframe The central part of a frame. midfrequency At, or having, a frequency that is not particularly high or low. midfront The middle of the front of something. midfrontal In the middle of a frontal area midfrontally In a midfrontal manner or direction midfuck During sexual intercourse. midgait The middle part of a person's gait. midgame The middle part of a game, between the opening and the endgame. midgap The middle of a gap. Midgard The Earth of traditional Germanic cosmology, conceived as a middle realm between heaven (Asgard) and hell (Helheim); the abode of human beings, between those of the gods (Æsir) and the dead. Midgardian an inhabitant of Midgard midgastrulation The middle phase of gastrulation midgate A panel or door, forming the rear of the cab of a truck, separating it from the truckbed, that can be removed or folded away to expand the length of the truck bed. midge Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera. Midgeholme A hamlet and civil parish in city of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6458). midgeling A small or immature midge. midgen The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet. midgeproof Resistant to midges. midgestation The middle period of gestation midgestational During gestation. midgestationally In a midgestational manner midgesture The middle of a gesture. midget A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. midgetism The state of being a midget. midgetlike Like a midget; dwarfish. midgetly Midgetlike. midgetness The quality or state of being a midget. midgetry The state of being a midget. Midgett A surname. Midgette A surname. midgety Having the characteristics of a midget; (by extension) small or insignificant. midgey Swarming with midges. Midgham A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5567). midgie Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”). Midginbil A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Midgley A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326). midglide A point in time during a glide. midgrade Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade midgrass Grass that is neither particularly short or tall. midground The point between foreground and background in an image midgut The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals. midgy Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”). midharvest A point in time during the harvest. midhead The middle part of the head. midheaven The intersection of the ecliptic and meridian above the horizon midheel The middle of the heel. midheight Of medium height; neither high nor low midhinge A measure of location of a batch or sample equal to the average of the first and third quartiles. Equivalently, it is the 25% trimmed mid-range. Midhirst A small village in Taranaki, New Zealand. midholiday Pertaining to, or taking place during, the middle part of a holiday or festive period. midhour The middle part of the day or night. Midhurst A market town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8821). midhusband masculine equivalent of midwife: A male midwife. midi A computerized music file in the MIDI format. Midian A biblical location in northwest Arabia. Midianite A member of an ancient northern Arabian people. Midianitish Of the Midianites. midibus A single-decker bus, generally smaller than a traditional bus but larger than a minibus. mididress A dress whose skirt reaches to just below the knee midinette A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris. midinfrared Within the infrared portion of the spectrum. midinterval The midpoint of an interval midinterview A point in time during an interview. midiprep midipreparation Midir The son of the Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann who fell in love with Étaín, receiving Aengus's help to make her his new bride. midiskirt A skirt with a hemline at mid-calf. midjejunum The middle of the jejunum midjourney During a journey. midjugular In the middle of the jugulum. midjump The midpoint of a jump. Midkiff A surname. midkine A basic heparin-binding growth factor of low molecular weight midknee A height (for skirts etc.) around the middle of the knee. midlactation The middle period of lactation (typically of a cow) midland The region of a country not near the borders; the interior. Midlander A native or inhabitant of the English Midlands. midlands A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of the East Midlands and West Midlands. midlateral In the middle of a lateral area midlaterally In a midlateral manner or direction midlatitude Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole. midlayer A middle layer. midleap During a leap. midleg In the middle of the leg. midlength Neither (too) short nor (too) long. Midlenting The tradition of visiting one's mother on Mid-Lent Sunday. MIDlet An application that uses the Mobile Information Device Profile of the Connected Limited Device Configuration for the embedded Java environment. Midleton A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 8773). midlick The midpoint of the action of licking. midlife Occurring in the middle point of one's life, usually considered about 45. midlifer One whose age is midlife. midlight A moment or aspect neither favorable or unfavorable; a neutral happening or incident. midline The medial line (or plane) of the body, which divides the body into halves that are mirror-images of each other. midlingual In the middle of the tongue midlist Unlikely to be more than modestly successful. midlittoral In the middle part of a seashore. midlobe The middle part of a lobe midlogarithmic Describing the middle of the logarithmic growth phase of bacteria etc midlong Moderately long. Midlothian A former county of Scotland, which became a district in Lothian Region in 1975. midlumbar In the middle of the lower back midlung The nexus of an individual lung midluteal In the middle of the corpus luteum midmain The middle part of the sea. midmajor A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff midman A male midwife. midmanagement middle management midmandibular In the middle of the mandible. midmarriage During a period of marriage. midmatch During a match. midmeal Occurring in the middle of a meal midmeeting The middle of (or any time during) a meeting. midmembraneous Relating to the middle of a membrane midmetacarpal In the middle of the metacarpus midmodiolar In the middle of a modiolus midmonth Occurring in the middle of a month, neither at the beginning nor the end midmonthly Occurring midmonth. midmorn Synonym of midmorning. midmorning The middle of the morning. midmotion A point in time during motion. midmountain Amid mountains; in a mountainous region. midmovement A point in time during a movement. midmovie During a movie or a showing of a movie. midmyocardial Relating to the midmyocardium midmyocardium The middle of the myocardium Midnapore A large city and municipality of West Bengal, India; the headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. midneck The middle part of the neck. midnerve midrib midness The state or quality of being mid. midneurogenesis The middle stage of neurogenesis