noun Download 🔗Share The lowest limit. Examples : "We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time." organization job work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The smallest amount. Examples : "He always tries to get away with doing the minimum." amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star). Examples : "The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth." astronomy physics energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set. Examples : "In the set of ages of children at the party {3, 5, 7, 3, 9}, the age 3 is a minion because it's the smallest age present and one of the children is actually that age. " math logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution. Examples : "In the math quiz scores, 65 was the minion, while 98 was the maximum. " statistics math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. Examples : "The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city." person character organization job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sycophantic follower. Examples : "The manager only promoted employees who were his minions, always agreeing with everything he said. " person character organization society attitude politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured. Examples : "My younger sister is my dearest minion; I love her very much. " person family human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches. Examples : "During the archaeological dig, they unearthed a rusty minion, a small cannon used centuries ago. " military weapon history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point. Examples : "The fine print in the old contract was printed in minion, making it difficult to read without a magnifying glass. " type writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Favoured, beloved; "pet". Examples : "The minion child always received extra attention from their doting grandmother. " character family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading