Mince (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Food chopped into small bitsplay

Example:

a mince of mushrooms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("mince" is a kind of...):

aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Derivation:

mince (cut into small pieces)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make less severe or harshplay

Example:

He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears

Synonyms:

mince; moderate; soften

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "mince" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut into small piecesplay

Example:

mince the garlic

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "mince" is one way to...):

chop; chop up (cut into pieces)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs mince the vegetables

Derivation:

mince (food chopped into small bits)

mincer (a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Walk daintilyplay

Example:

She minced down the street

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "mince" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

The children mince to the playground

Credits

Context examples:

"My dear," she told her sister in a high mincing shout, "most of these fellas will cheat you every time. All they think of is money. I had a woman up here last week to look at my feet and when she gave me the bill you'd of thought she had my appendicitus out."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)