mig

or migg

[ mig ]
/ mɪg /

noun Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
migs, (used with a singular verb) the game of marbles.

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Origin of mig

perhaps variant of mib with g from game1

Words nearby mig

miff, miffed, mifflin, miffy, mifune, mig, mig welding, miggle, might, might and main, with, might makes right

Definition for mig (2 of 2)

MiG

or Mig, MIG

[ mig ]
/ mɪg /

noun

any of several Russian-built fighter aircraft, as the MiG-15, a jet used in the Korean War.

Origin of MiG

named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers
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British Dictionary definitions for mig

MiG
/ (mɪɡ) /

noun

any of various types of Russian and former Soviet fighter aircraft

Word Origin for MiG

from Mi (koyan) and G (urevich), names of designers
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