mig

or migg

[ mig ]

/ mɪg /

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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, migas, miggle, might, mightily, might makes right

Other definitions 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

How to use mig in a sentence

“A big step from an L-39 to a MiG-21,” the retired Air Force pilot said.
U.S. Fighter Jocks Pray The ‘ISIS Air Force’ Rumors Are True|Dave Majumdar|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Either of the MiG types must be honored, especially in the hands of a competent pilot,” the retired pilot said.
U.S. Fighter Jocks Pray The ‘ISIS Air Force’ Rumors Are True|Dave Majumdar|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The MiG-21 does not carry a huge amount of weaponry and was originally designed to fight other aircraft.
U.S. Fighter Jocks Pray The ‘ISIS Air Force’ Rumors Are True|Dave Majumdar|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the MiG-23 is a much bigger and more complex jet that requires a professional pilot to operate properly.
U.S. Fighter Jocks Pray The ‘ISIS Air Force’ Rumors Are True|Dave Majumdar|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His forces included three infantry divisions, an armored brigade, 60 MiG aircraft, 60 helicopters, and 200 Soviet-made tanks.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Amygdalin, Amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Say, Mig-u-ell's down at the stable, sweatin from every pore trying to get his saddle clean, by golly!
Flying U Ranch|B. M. Bower
And a couple of men drove onto that south eighty of Mig's with a load of lumber, just as I come by.
The Flying U's Last Stand|B. M. Bower
Magkupras mig ipatimbang, We will make copra to sell by the kilo.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Gisaka na mig kaduha, Our house has already been broken into twice.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

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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