Miter

What do we mean by miter?

The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian bishop. In the Western church it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front and back, worn at all solemn functions. noun

A thong for binding the hair, worn by women in ancient Greece. noun

The ceremonial headdress worn by ancient Jewish high priests. noun

A miter joint. noun

The edge of a piece of material that has been beveled preparatory to making a miter joint. noun

A miter square. noun

To bestow a miter upon. intransitive verb

To make (two pieces or surfaces) join with a miter joint. intransitive verb

To bevel the edges of for joining with a miter joint. intransitive verb

To meet in a miter joint. intransitive verb

In organ-building, to introduce one or more miter-joints into (a pipe), so as to adapt it to a contracted space: such a pipe is said to be mitered or mitered over.

To bestow a miter upon; raise to a rank to which the dignity of wearing a miter belongs, especially to episcopal rank.

To ornament with a miter.

In carpentry, to join with a miter-joint; make a miter-joint in. See miter-joint.

In needlework, to change the direction of, as a straight band, border, or the like, by cutting it at an abrupt angle, sacrificing a three-cornered piece, and bringing the cut edges together: a term derived from carpenter-work.

In bookbinding, to join perfectly, as lines intended to meet at right angles

In architecture, to meet in a miter-joint.

A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.

The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.

A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.

A gusset in sewing, etc.

A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.

Words that are spelled similarly to miter:
miter, meter, mite, mater, miser, liter, mier, miner, mister, mixer, biter, titer, niter, mither, iter, minter, mites, miler, miver, muter, smiter, citer, milter, mimer, kiter, mizer, mitter, mitel, moter, piter, siter, eiter, mitr, imiter, mider, riter, mixter, miten, mter.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word miter:
saws, snails, bevel, workpiece, mitra, mitre, gears, joints, varies, shell, radial, hats, blade, gates, cuts, angles, shells, distributed, angle, lock, ocean, lift, occurs, gauge, saw, worn, basin, size, species, arm, index, joint, cut, feet, crown, indian, sea, shape, table, holy, red, marine, pacific, hand, typically, length, along.

Words that rhyme with miter:
writer, fighter, firefighter, lighter, mitre, biter, blighter, titer, underwriter, typewriter, titre, copywriter, brighter, songwriter, bullfighter, reiter, whiter, screenwriter, speechwriter, citer, flighter, fire fighter, tighter, lamplighter, plighter, kiter, scriptwriter, righter, skywriter, slighter, gunfighter, overnighter, sighter, leiter, deiter, sportswriter, street fighter, hack writer, cigarette lighter, nighter, letter writer, pitre, beiter, electric typewriter, forest fire fighter, sports writer, insurance underwriter, kicklighter, pocket lighter, film writer, seiter, space writer, begleiter, folk writer, riter, eurofighter, bite her, blight her, bright her, cite her, delight her, despite her, engeleiter, ex-fighter, excite her, expedite her, fight her, fright her, highlight her, ignite her, incite her, indict her, invite her, kreiter, light her, lyter, midnight her, might her, moonlight her, night her, plight her, quite her, recite her, reitter, reunite her, rewrite her, right her, schneiter, schreiter, seitter, sight her, slight her, sluyter, slyter, smite her, spite her, tight her, tonight her, try ter, underwrite her.

Adjectives that are often used to describe miter:
degree, white, tall, inside, golden, outside, first, episcopal, compound, simple, second, large, papal, jeweled, high, fair, horned, clean, perfect, splined, flat, electric, open, plain, black, double, true, conical, accurate, proper, external, neat, cylindrical, roman, final, opposite, latin, bevel, veritable, square, pointed, octagonal, triple, spiral, priestly, partial, hand, finished, smooth, inverted, cut, inch, conventional, yellow, traditional, patriarchal, sawn, regular, phoenician, enormous.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective miter:
gauge, box, joint, joints, bit, bar, square.

Consonant match to miter:
matter, meta, meter, mater, mete, motor, motto, mutter, mighty, moto, metre, mitre, meta-, matey, meaty, mitty, matai, metta, mai tai, mata, miti, muti, matie, mita, motter, matty, moti, meeter, mota, mehta, mooter, mattie, mato, metar, me too, metter, motty, matta, murty, me-too, mooty, mao tai, mattei, mettur, mao-tai, murtaugh, mo ti, myrta, maiti, ma t, ma ta, ma te, ma ti, ma to, ma tu, mah to, mahtar, mai t, mai te, mao to, mat a, mat he, mat her, mat i, mat t, mat ter, mat tie, mat to, mata a, mate a, mate e, mate he, mate her, mate tea, matt a, matt he, matt i, matt to, matt who, matte to, maw to, may t, me t, me te, me tea, me ter, me tie, meat a, meat he, meat high, meat i, meat tea, mee te, meet a, meet he, meet her, meet high, meet i, mehta a, met a.

Words that sound like miter:
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