midst

One entry found for midst.

Main Entry: midst
Pronunciation: 'midst, 'mitst
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English middest, alteration of middes, short for amiddes amid
1 : the interior or central part or point : MIDDLE <in the midst of the forest>
2 : a position of proximity to the members of a group <a traitor in our midst>
3 : the condition of being surrounded or beset <in the midst of his troubles>
4 : a period of time about the middle of a continuing act or condition <in the midst of a meal>
- midst preposition