As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
MID
mid
(adjective) used in combination to denote the middle; “midmorning”; “midsummer”; “in mid-1958”; “a mid-June wedding”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
MID (plural MIDs)
(computing) Initialism of mobile information device.
Anagrams
• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.
Etymology 1
Adjective
mid (not comparable)
Denoting the middle part.
Occupying a middle position; middle.
(linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, /e o É› É”/.
(African-American Vernacular, slang) midgrade marijuana, or by extension, anything of mediocre quality
Preposition
mid
Amid.
Etymology 2
Noun
mid (plural mids)
(archaic) middle
Etymology 3
Noun
mid (plural mids)
(disc golf) A mid-range.
Etymology 4
Preposition
mid
(in representations of German-accented English) With.
Anagrams
• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.
Source: Wiktionary
Mid, a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.] Etym: [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti, Icel. mi, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. madhya. Amid, Middle, Midst, Mean, Mediate, Meridian, Mizzen, Moiety.]
1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. Pope.
2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
3. (Phon.)
Definition: Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), ê (êll), o (old). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
Mid, n.
Definition: Middle. [Obs.] About the mid of night come to my tent. Shak.
Mid, prep.
Definition: See Amid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 May 2025
CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee Trivia
