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• medium height — average height, neither short nor tall …   English contemporary dictionary

• below medium height —    of unusually short stature    Tallness short of gigantism is seen to be an attribute of manliness, and shortness the reverse:     He was below medium height... (obituary in Daily Telegraph, December 1989) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• medium# — medium n *mean, instrument, instrumentality, agent, agency, organ, vehicle, channel medium adj Medium, middling, mediocre, second rate, moderate, average, fair, indifferent mean midway, or about midway, between the extremes of a scale or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• medium — 1 adjective 1 of middle size between large and small, of middle height between tall and short etc: What size do you want large, medium, or small? | medium sized/medium size: a medium sized onion | of medium height/length/build etc: She s of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• medium — 01. Could I have a [medium] pizza with pepperoni and extra cheese? 02. Denise and her husband are both quite short, but their children are of [medium] height. 03. Police say the man wanted in connection with the murder is of [medium] height and… …   Grammatical examples in English

• medium — me|di|um1 S3 [ˈmi:diəm] adj 1.) of middle size, level, or amount ▪ What size shirt does he wear small, medium or large? (of) medium height/length/build ▪ She s of medium height. ▪ hair of medium length ▪ Fry the onions over a medium heat until… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• medium — [[t]mi͟ːdiəm[/t]] ♦♦♦ mediums, media (The plural of the noun can be either mediums or media for meanings 4 and 5. The form mediums is the plural for meaning 6.) 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but… …   English dictionary

• medium */*/ — I UK [ˈmiːdɪəm] / US [ˈmɪdɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms medium : singular medium plural mediums 1) a) Word forms medium : plural media UK [ˈmiːdɪə] / US [ˈmɪdɪə] or mediums a way of communicating information and ideas, especially to a lot of… …   English dictionary

• medium — me|di|um1 [ midiəm ] adjective usually before noun ** 1. ) between small and large in size: Put each plant in a medium pot. She s slim, of medium height, with dark hair. She has medium length blond hair. 2. ) average in degree, strength, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• medium — n. & adj. n. (pl. media or mediums) 1 the middle quality, degree, etc. between extremes (find a happy medium). 2 the means by which something is communicated (the medium of sound; the medium of television). 3 the intervening substance through… …   Useful english dictionary

• medium — /mee dee euhm/, n., pl. media / dee euh/ for 1 9, 11, mediums for 1 11, 14, adj. n. 1. a middle state or condition; mean. 2. something intermediate in nature or degree. 3. an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect… …   Universalium