noun🔗ShareA half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem."The music teacher asked the students to practice the minims in the piece. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water."The old recipe called for two minims of lavender oil, which I carefully measured using a dropper. "unitamountscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA short vertical stroke used in handwriting."The student carefully added the minims to the "u" and "n" in her handwriting to clearly distinguish them from the "m". "writinglanguagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like."the minims of existence"organismbiologyanimalsciencemicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony."The minims diligently clean the newly cut leaf fragments brought into the ant colony. "insectanimalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA little man or being; a dwarf."The minims in the school play were very talented despite their small size. "beingpersonmythologyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small fish; a minnow."The children caught many minims in the creek behind their school. "fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA short poetical encomium."The graduation program featured heartfelt minims written by students about their favorite teachers. "literatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
