mime, pantomime, dumb show
(noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words
mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist
(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
mime, pantomime
(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; “The acting students mimed eating an apple”
mimic, mime
(verb) imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; “The actor mimicked the President very accurately”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
MIME
(networking) Acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, (an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email)
mime (countable and uncountable, plural mimes)
A form of acting without words; pantomime.
A pantomime actor.
A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
A performer of such a farce.
A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)
To mimic.
To act without words.
To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
• See also imitate
Source: Wiktionary
Mime, n. Etym: [L. mimus, Gr. mime. Cf. Mimosa.]
1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner.
2. An actor in such representations.
Mime, v. i.
Definition: To mimic. [Obs.] -- Mim"er, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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