| middle-of-the-road | | |
| adj. | 1. centrist, middle-of-the-road | supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative. |
| ~ center | of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually. |
| adj. | 2. middle-of-the-road | not extreme, especially in political views. |
| ~ moderate | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
| moderate | | |
| n. (person) | 1. centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist | a person who takes a position in the political center. |
| ~ center | politically moderate persons; centrists. |
| ~ adult, grownup | a fully developed person from maturity onward. |
| v. (communication) | 2. chair, lead, moderate | preside over.; "John moderated the discussion" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| v. (change) | 3. moderate | make less fast or intense.; "moderate your speed" |
| ~ decelerate, slow down | reduce the speed of.; "He slowed down the car" |
| v. (social) | 4. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ damp | restrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
| ~ mortify, crucify, subdue | hold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" |
| ~ abnegate, deny | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| ~ restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine" |
| ~ catch | check oneself during an action.; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
| ~ bate | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of.; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" |
| ~ thermostat | control the temperature with a thermostat. |
| ~ countercheck, counteract | oppose or check by a counteraction. |
| v. (communication) | 5. mince, moderate, soften | make less severe or harsh.; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (communication) | 6. moderate, tame, tone down | make less strong or intense; soften.; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 7. chasten, moderate, temper | restrain. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| adj. | 8. moderate | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
| ~ mild | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" |
| ~ medium, intermediate, average | around the middle of a scale of evaluation.; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" |
| ~ cautious, conservative | avoiding excess.; "a conservative estimate" |
| ~ fairish, fair, reasonable | not excessive or extreme.; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" |
| ~ indifferent | neither too great nor too little.; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb" |
| ~ limited | not excessive. |
| ~ middle-of-the-road | not extreme, especially in political views. |
| ~ minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics). |
| ~ modest, small | not large but sufficient in size or amount.; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" |
| ~ temperate | not extreme in behavior.; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" |
| adj. | 9. moderate, temperate | not extreme.; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" |
| ~ mild | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" |
| adj. | 10. moderate, restrained | marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes.; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" |
| ~ temperate | not extreme in behavior.; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" |
| media | (n.) | medium |
| medium | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. medium | a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information. |
| ~ instrumentation, instrumentality | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end. |
| ~ vehicle | a medium for the expression or achievement of something.; "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents" |
| ~ paper | a medium for written communication.; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" |
| ~ cinema, celluloid, film | a medium that disseminates moving pictures.; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" |
| ~ print media | a medium that disseminates printed matter. |
| ~ data-storage medium, storage medium | a medium for storing information. |
| ~ telecom, telecommunication | (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically. |
| ~ album, record album | one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc. |
| n. (location) | 2. medium | the surrounding environment.; "fish require an aqueous medium" |
| ~ environs, surround, environment, surroundings | the area in which something exists or lives.; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
| n. (communication) | 3. medium | an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication. |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| ~ aether, ether | a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves. |
| ~ airwave, air | medium for radio and television broadcasting.; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" |
| ~ ban, censor | forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper). |
| n. (substance) | 4. culture medium, medium | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms. |
| ~ food, nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. |
| ~ bacteriology | the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease. |
| ~ agar, nutrient agar | any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent. |
| n. (substance) | 5. medium | a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter. |
| ~ liquid | a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure. |
| ~ magilp, megilp | a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine. |
| n. (substance) | 6. medium | (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed. |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ contrast material, contrast medium | a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills. |
| n. (substance) | 7. medium | an intervening substance through which something is achieved.; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
| n. (state) | 8. medium | a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position.; "a happy medium" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| n. (person) | 9. medium, sensitive, spiritualist | someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead.; "he consulted several mediums" |
| ~ psychic | a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception. |
| n. (communication) | 10. mass medium, medium | (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public. |
| ~ transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals. |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| n. (act) | 11. medium, metier | an occupation for which you are especially well suited.; "in law he found his true metier" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| adj. | 12. average, intermediate, medium | around the middle of a scale of evaluation.; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" |
| ~ moderate | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
| adj. | 13. medium | (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside. |
| ~ cooked | having been prepared for eating by the application of heat. |
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