MINOR

/ˈmaɪnɚ/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Scrabble letter values: M3I1N1O1R1 = 7

Definition

  1. verb have as one's secondary field of study.
  2. noun a young person of either sex. — synonyms: child, kid, youngster, shaver, nipper, small_fry, tiddler, tike
  3. adjective of lesser importance or stature or rank.
  4. adjective lesser in scope or effect.
  5. adjective inferior in number or size or amount.
  6. adjective (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees.
  7. adjective not of legal age. — synonyms: nonaged, underage
  8. adjective of lesser seriousness or danger.
  9. adjective of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization.
  10. adjective of the younger of two boys with the same family name. — synonyms: minor(ip)
  11. adjective warranting only temporal punishment. — synonyms: venial
  12. adjective relatively moderate, limited, or small. — synonyms: modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

Examples

  • “in collee she minored in mathematics”
  • “she writes books for children”
  • “they're just kids”

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