ming
Plural: mings
Noun
- the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
- A mixture.
- The state of being under mixed ownership; land under mixed ownership, particularly without physical demarcations designating ownership.
- Destiny, fate.
Verb
- To mix, blend, mingle.
- To bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse.
- To produce through mixing; especially, to knead.
- To be unattractive (person or object).
- To be foul-smelling.
- To speak of, to mention.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to rumple, knead”). Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mix, blend, mingle”), German mengen (“to mix”), Danish mænge (“to rub”), Old English ġemang (“mixture, union, troop, crowd, multitude, congregation, assembly, business, cohabitation”). More at among.
Synonyms
Ming dynasty, admix, amalgamate, bemingle, blend, combine, commingle, intermingle, intermix, mang, meddle, ming, mingle, mix, mix up
Scrabble Score: 7
ming: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionaryming: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ming: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary