Mince

  • 21mince — mince1 [mıns] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: mincier, from Latin minutia smallness ; MINUTIAE] 1.) [T] also mince sth<=>up to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually using a machine ▪ minced lamb ▪ Mince the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22mince — adj., peu épais, ténu, fin ; intj. au ms., zut (quand on a oublié qc.) : MINSO, A, E (Albanais.001, Annecy, Balme Si., Chambéry.025, Cohennoz, Cordon, St Pierre Alb., Saxel.002, Thônes) ; fin, na, e <fin> (001). A1) très mince, ténu :… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 23mince — 1. noun /mɪns/ a) Finely chopped meat. Mince tastes really good fried in a pan with some chopped onion and tomato. b) Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat. During Christmas time my dad loves to eat mince pies. 2 …

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  • 24mince — mince1 [ mıns ] verb 1. ) transitive to cut meat into very small pieces using a machine 2. ) intransitive to walk with very short steps in a way that is not natural, or, if you are a man, seems more typical of a woman mince (your) words INFORMAL… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25mince — I UK [mɪns] / US verb Word forms mince : present tense I/you/we/they mince he/she/it minces present participle mincing past tense minced past participle minced 1) [transitive] to cut meat into very small pieces using a machine 2) [intransitive]… …

    English dictionary

  • 26mince — mincer, n. /mins/, v., minced, mincing, n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one s words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide… …

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  • 27mince — I Australian Slang ground beef or meat, finely chopped meat used for making rissoles II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary nonsense,rubbish His heid s full ae mince. That telly program wiz pure mince,byraway. III Glesga Glossary Nonsense, talking… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 28mince — 1) A name for someone who does something really stupid. I cannot believe you just fell UP the stairs, you mince. 2) Wonderul, cool, excellent, good. Alternatively rubbish, pathetic, bad. Generally used as the thing compared to in a similie and… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 29mince — 1) A name for someone who does something really stupid. I cannot believe you just fell UP the stairs, you mince. 2) Wonderul, cool, excellent, good. Alternatively rubbish, pathetic, bad. Generally used as the thing compared to in a similie and… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 30mince — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Mince is used before these nouns: ↑meat {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Mince is used with these nouns as the object: ↑garlic, ↑meat …

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