microphone, mike, mic
(noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mike (plural mikes)
(informal) A microphone.
mike (third-person singular simple present mikes, present participle miking, simple past and past participle miked)
To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
To measure using a micrometer.
• This term is often found in the synonymous phrasal verb mike up, as in the 2006 quotation above.
mike (plural mikes)
(military, slang) A minute.
• Kemi, Kime, kime
Mike (countable and uncountable, plural Mikes)
(countable) A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
(countable) A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.
(uncountable) The letter M in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
• Kemi, Kime, kime
Source: Wiktionary
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
