mince
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Mince tastes really good fried in a pan with some chopped onion and tomato.”
“During Christmas time my dad loves to eat⟳ mince pies.”
“A wiry little girl in a starched, lemon-colored party dress, she sassed along with a grownup mince, one hand on her hip, the other supporting a spinsterish umbrella.”
“She was just the same; she had a light⟳ way of walking and she always wore flat heels so she didn't have⟳ that mince like⟳ most girls.”
“His skin was china pale, he walked with a slight mince, and his silver mustache was always trimmed sharp; it was his custom to send⟳ a bouquet of pink carnations to the wives of men with whom he dined.”
“A very moderate degree of accomplishment in this direction would make⟳ an end⟳ of stage⟳ smart speech, which, like⟳ the got-up Oxford mince and drawl of a foolish curate, is the mark⟳ of a snob.”
“And, further, who has not heard what someone has christened the "Oxford" mince, where every consonant is mispronounced and every vowel gets a wrong value?”
“[...] a smiling man, portly and impressive, coming toward them with a dignified mince in his walk⟳.”
“Lancashire is a bit nazi about speed⟳ and the M6 in that area can be either clear or infested with vans and their helicopter. On the good side the vans tend⟳ to be on well sighted bridges so just keep⟳ the old minces peeled.”
“That band's new album is total mince.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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