Definition of minor

"minor" in the noun sense

1. child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

a young person of either sex

"she writes books for children"

"they're just kids"

"`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

"minor" in the verb sense

1. minor

have as one's secondary field of study

"in collee she minored in mathematics"

"minor" in the adjective sense

1. minor

of lesser importance or stature or rank

"a minor poet"

"had a minor part in the play"

"a minor official"

"many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"

"minor back roads"

2. minor

lesser in scope or effect

"had minor differences"

"a minor disturbance"

3. minor

inferior in number or size or amount

"a minor share of the profits"

"Ursa Minor"

4. minor

of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

"the minor keys"

"in B flat minor"

5. minor, nonaged, underage

not of legal age

"minor children"

6. minor

of lesser seriousness or danger

"suffered only minor injuries"

"some minor flooding"

"a minor tropical disturbance"

7. minor

of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

8. minor

of the younger of two boys with the same family name

"Jones minor"

9. minor, venial

warranting only temporal punishment

"venial sin"

10. minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

relatively moderate, limited, or small

"a small business"

"a newspaper with a modest circulation"

"small-scale plans"

"a pocket-size country"

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Quotations for minor

Among the minor virtues, cleanliness ought to be conspicuously ranked; and in the common topics of praise we generally arrange some commendation of neatness. [ J. Dennie ]

Great causes are never tried on their merits; but the cause is reduced to particulars to suit the size of the partisans, and the contention is ever hottest on minor matters. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

minor in Scrabble®

The word minor is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters minor:

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minor in Words With Friends™

The word minor is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters minor:

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Words within the letters of minor

2 letter words in minor (5 words)

3 letter words in minor (3 words)

4 letter words in minor (3 words)

5 letter words in minor (1 word)

minor + 1 blank (5 words)

Words containing the sequence minor

Words that start with minor (4 words)

Words that end with minor (2 words)

Word Growth involving minor

Shorter words in minor

in

mi

no nor

or nor

Longer words containing minor

examinor examinors

minorities

minority nonminority

minors examinors

seminormality

seminormally

seminormalness