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middle

/ˈmɪdəl/

noun

Meaning

  • A centre, midpoint.

    "The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

  • The part between the beginning and the end.

    "I woke up in the middle of the night."

  • The middle stump.

  • The central part of a human body; the waist.

  • (grammar) The middle voice.

Synonyms

center,
centre,
midpoint,
center,
centre,
midst

verb

Meaning

  • To take a middle view of.

  • To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.

adjective

Meaning

  • Located in the middle; in between.

    "the middle point"

  • Central.

  • (grammar) Pertaining to the middle voice.