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mink, minker, minkie, minkit, monk, monker, munk, munker,
mink [mɪŋk, mʌŋk]
n. A noose, loop. A slip knot, a tether.
v. To bind, to ensnare, to hold fast.
pt. pp. minkit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
minker [ˈmɪŋkər]: A ragamuffin or rowdy. A tinker, a vagrant. dim. minkie.
minkin: Ensnaring in a noose, tethering.
minki, minkie, minky,
minkie [I.Sh. ˈmɪŋki]
adj. Small.
baggie_minnon, baggy_minnies, mennen, minna, minnas, minnen, minnies, minnin, minnock, minnon,
minnon [ˈmɪnən, ˈmɛnən(t)]
also SW. WC. minnock
n. The minnow Phoxinus phoxinus.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
baggie minnon: The minnow Phoxinus phoxinus .
meeninit, minnonette,
minnonette [ˈmɪnənɛt, MN. ˈminənɛt]
n. Mignonette Reseda lutea.
Minnyhive,
Minnyhive [ˈmɪnihaɪv]
pn. Moniaive (Dumfries and Galloway).
meenyach, meenyach, minschach, minshach,
minshach [NN.a. ˈmɪnʃəx]
adj. Greedy, niggardly, inhospitable.
conter_mynt, contermin$t, contermint, easy-min$t, easy-mynt, ill-min$t, ill-minted, ill-myntit, ment, mentan, mentin, mentit, min$t, mind, mindet, mindit, mindit, mindit, mined, mined, mint, minted, mintin, minting, mintit, mynd, mynnit, mynnit, mynt, myntin, myntit,
mint [maent, məint]
n. An attempt, essay, effort, aim, intention. A hint or indication of one's feelings or intentions.
v. To intend, purpose, to attempt, aim, venture. To attempt a thing, to plan, plot, scheme, venture on. To make a movement as if to do something, to feint, threaten, offer, go through the preliminaries of an action. To insinuate, to hint, to suggest.
pt. pp. mintit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
conter mint(it): Contradictory, contrary, perverse.
easy-mint(it): Easy-going.
ill-mintit: With mischievous intent or purpose.
mint at: Speak of, hint, suggest.
mintin: A suggestion or implication. Indending, attempting.
mint, minti, mintie, minty, munt, muntie, munty, myntie,
mint [I.Sh. mɪnt]
n. A tiny being or object.
 
mintie
adj. Small, tiny.
Mintae, Mintie, Mintih,
Mintae [ˈmɪnte, ˈmɪntɪ]
pn. Minto (Borders).
minter,
minter [ˈmɪntər]
n. An embarrassment shown by a blushed red face.

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