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
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
