middle

(noun) an area that is approximately central within some larger region. Synonyms: center, centre, heart, eye. Examples: "It is in the center of town." "They ran forward into the heart of the struggle." "They were in the eye of the storm."

(noun) an intermediate part or section. Example: "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- aristotle."

(noun) the middle area of the human torso (usually in front). Synonyms: midriff, midsection. Example: "Young american women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable."

(noun) time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period. Examples: "The middle of the war." "Rain during the middle of april."

(verb) put in the middle.

(adj) being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series. Synonyms: in-between, mediate. Examples: "Adolescence is an awkward in-between age." "In a mediate position." "The middle point on a line."

(adj) equally distant from the extremes. Synonyms: center(prenominal), halfway, middle(prenominal), midway.

(adj) of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages. Synonyms: middle (vs. late) (vs. early). Examples: "Middle english is the english language from about 1100 to 1500." "Middle gaelic."

(adj) between an earlier and a later period of time. Synonyms: middle (vs. late) (vs. early). Examples: "In the middle years." "In his middle thirties."