Middle
noun
The point that is the same distance from all edges or ends of something.
She sat in the middle of the room.
Often appears as...
- in the middle
- middle of nowhere
adjective
Being positioned between other things or people.
The middle lane of the highway is for regular traffic.
Often appears as...
- middle lane
- middle child
noun
The central or most important part.
We're in the middle of a crisis.
Often appears as...
- middle class
- middle ages
adjective
Mediocre or not very high standard.
The team's performance was middle of the road.
Often appears as...
- middle of the road
- middle-ground
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The point that is the same distance from all edges or ends of something.
She sat in the middle of the room.
Often appears as...
- in the middle
- middle of nowhere
adjective
Being positioned between other things or people.
The middle lane of the highway is for regular traffic.
Often appears as...
- middle lane
- middle child
noun
The central or most important part.
We're in the middle of a crisis.
Often appears as...
- middle class
- middle ages
adjective
Mediocre or not very high standard.
The team's performance was middle of the road.
Often appears as...
- middle of the road
- middle-ground
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Spatial Reference
When 'middle' refers to location, it denotes the center point of a physical space or object.
Mark placed the vase in the middle of the table.
Pro Tip 2/2Equal Distances
'Middle' suggests equal distance from all sides or ends, not just a general center area.
The fountain stood in the middle of the park, equidistant from each entrance.
Pro Tip 1/2Spatial Reference
When 'middle' refers to location, it denotes the center point of a physical space or object.
Mark placed the vase in the middle of the table.
Pro Tip 2/2Equal Distances
'Middle' suggests equal distance from all sides or ends, not just a general center area.
The fountain stood in the middle of the park, equidistant from each entrance.
Pro Tip 1/2Spatial Reference
When 'middle' refers to location, it denotes the center point of a physical space or object.
Mark placed the vase in the middle of the table.
Pro Tip 2/2Equal Distances
'Middle' suggests equal distance from all sides or ends, not just a general center area.
The fountain stood in the middle of the park, equidistant from each entrance.
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Filming The World's...
even in the middle of the day and those bright colors stand out so you you don't see them at all and then suddenly you'll get this flash of red and blue and they catch that tiny bit of light and they look absolutely stunning and then they just melt away and they're phantoms they just become invisible they're the deep calls that they make
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Your body language may...
really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
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Poetry makes people...
when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to schools and colleges to perform and
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The five major world...
was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others. Following an eight-step plan
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The three different ways...
The baby crawls down the middle of the mother's three vaginas, then must climb up to the pouch, where she spends the next 6-11 months suckling. Even after the baby kangaroo leaves this warm haven, she'll return to suckle milk. Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for.
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Why do people get so...
because her math teacher in middle school didn't think she was talented. So if you experience mathematical anxiety, what can you do? Relaxation techniques, like short breathing exercises, have improved test performance in students with math anxiety. Writing down your worries can also help.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
Wishing to be represented in the paintings they financed, these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly
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Why the octopus brain is...
Vertebrates like us have a rigid skeleton to support our bodies, with joints that allow us to move. But not all types of movement are allowed. You can't bend your knee backwards, or bend your forearm in the middle, for example. Cephalopods, on the other hand, have no bones at all,
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The Amreeka Interviews -...
pushes like the limit with her parents so she couldn't she has strong emotions and she doesn't know how to handle them well I'm middle east for myself and the character was very much when I was like three years ago so I like playing myself I guess as much as possible and I really
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Can you solve the...
not wasting a single kiloliter of fuel. It also helps us to think symmetrically so they can make shorter trips in either direction while setting the professor up for a long unsupported stretch in the middle. Here's his solution. All three planes take off at noon flying west,
Video examples
Filming The World's...
even in the middle of the day and those bright colors stand out so you you don't see them at all and then suddenly you'll get this flash of red and blue and they catch that tiny bit of light and they look absolutely stunning and then they just melt away and they're phantoms they just become invisible they're the deep calls that they make
Video examples
Your body language may...
really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to schools and colleges to perform and
Video examples
The five major world...
was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others. Following an eight-step plan
Video examples
The three different ways...
The baby crawls down the middle of the mother's three vaginas, then must climb up to the pouch, where she spends the next 6-11 months suckling. Even after the baby kangaroo leaves this warm haven, she'll return to suckle milk. Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for.
Video examples
Why do people get so...
because her math teacher in middle school didn't think she was talented. So if you experience mathematical anxiety, what can you do? Relaxation techniques, like short breathing exercises, have improved test performance in students with math anxiety. Writing down your worries can also help.
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
Wishing to be represented in the paintings they financed, these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly
Video examples
Why the octopus brain is...
Vertebrates like us have a rigid skeleton to support our bodies, with joints that allow us to move. But not all types of movement are allowed. You can't bend your knee backwards, or bend your forearm in the middle, for example. Cephalopods, on the other hand, have no bones at all,
Video examples
The Amreeka Interviews -...
pushes like the limit with her parents so she couldn't she has strong emotions and she doesn't know how to handle them well I'm middle east for myself and the character was very much when I was like three years ago so I like playing myself I guess as much as possible and I really
Video examples
Can you solve the...
not wasting a single kiloliter of fuel. It also helps us to think symmetrically so they can make shorter trips in either direction while setting the professor up for a long unsupported stretch in the middle. Here's his solution. All three planes take off at noon flying west,
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
I'm very emotional. When I went through my first breakup, I thought it was the end of the world, and I thought I was going to die if I didn't have him in my life. It was good to cry it out and just scream, or call my friends in the middle of the night crying.
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Barack Obama
American President
I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
There's no better way to test a person than to put them in the middle of a war. That's clearly going to show what kind of a character you're telling a story about.
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
My life has always been - there's never been a middle. Either I had or I didn't. Either I was up or I was down.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.
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Marco Rubio
American Politician
Big government doesn't help the middle class, it buries it.
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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
I think that anything in life is about the middle ground.
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Marguerite Young
American Author
Life has no beginning, middle or end.
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Susan Collins
American Politician
I want to help the middle class.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
I'm very emotional. When I went through my first breakup, I thought it was the end of the world, and I thought I was going to die if I didn't have him in my life. It was good to cry it out and just scream, or call my friends in the middle of the night crying.
Quote examples
Barack Obama
American President
I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
Quote examples
Steven Spielberg
American Director
There's no better way to test a person than to put them in the middle of a war. That's clearly going to show what kind of a character you're telling a story about.
Quote examples
Tyler Perry
American Actor
My life has always been - there's never been a middle. Either I had or I didn't. Either I was up or I was down.
Quote examples
Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
Quote examples
Orson Welles
American Actor
The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.
Quote examples
Marco Rubio
American Politician
Big government doesn't help the middle class, it buries it.
Quote examples
Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
I think that anything in life is about the middle ground.
Quote examples
Marguerite Young
American Author
Life has no beginning, middle or end.
Quote examples
Susan Collins
American Politician
I want to help the middle class.
Example 1 of 10
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