| DAIMIO | • daimio n. Dated form of daimyo. • DAIMIO n. (Japanese) a former Japanese nobleman, also DAIMYO. |
| IDIOMS | • idioms n. Plural of idiom. • IDIOM n. a mode of expression peculiar to a language. |
| IMBIZO | • imbizo n. (South Africa) A forum for discussion of policy. • IMBIZO n. (Zulu) a gathering of people at the request of a chieftain. |
| IODISM | • iodism n. (Pathology) iodine poisoning. • IODISM n. a morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its compounds. |
| IONIUM | • ionium n. (Physics) The isotope of thorium 23090Th. • IONIUM n. a radioactive isotope of thorium. |
| MINION | • minion n. A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. • minion n. A sycophantic follower. • minion n. (Obsolete) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured. |
| MIOSIS | • miosis n. Contraction of the pupil of the eye. • miosis n. (Rhetoric) Litotes; diminution. • MIOSIS n. (Greek) excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye, also MYOSIS. |
| MIOTIC | • miotic adj. (Biology) Causing miosis (the constriction of the pupil of the eye). • miotic n. Any drug that causes miosis. • MIOTIC adj. relating to miosis, excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye, also MYOTIC. |
| MOIRAI | • moirai n. (Greek mythology) The three Fates, personifications of destiny. • moirai n. One’s own destiny; fate. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • MOIRA n. (Greek) fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion. |
| MOKIHI | • mokihi n. A Māori raft made from dried flower stalks bound together with flax twine. • MOKIHI n. (Maori) a Maori raft. |
| OBIISM | • obiism n. Belief in, or the practice of, the obeah superstitions and rites. • OBIISM n. a form of West Indian witchcraft, also OBEAHISM, OBEISM. |
| OIDIUM | • oidium n. A fragile spore produced by some fungi. • oidium n. The fungus Erysiphe necator (= Uncinula necator), which produces powdery mildew in grapes. • Oidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Erysiphaceae – fungi, mainly comprising plant pathogens causing… |