middle middle /ˈmɪdəl/

adjective

1. () Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series  ( in-between , mediate , middle )
   being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
    Adolescence is an awkward in-between age
   adolescence is an awkward in-between age
    In a mediate position
   in a mediate position
    The middle point on a line
   the middle point on a line
   
2. () Equally distant from the extremes  ( center [American] , midway , halfway , middle )
   equally distant from the extremes
     They reached the halfway point of their journey before taking a break.
   They reached the halfway point of their journey before taking a break.
   
3. () Between an earlier and a later period of time  ( middle )
   between an earlier and a later period of time
    In the middle years
   in the middle years
    In his middle thirties
   in his middle thirties
   
4. () (linguistics) of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages  ( middle )
   (linguistics) of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
    Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500
   Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500
    Middle Gaelic
   Middle Gaelic
   

noun

1. () An area that is approximately central within some larger region  ( centre , eye , heart [British] , center [American] , middle )
   an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    It is in the center of town
   it is in the center of town
    They ran forward into the heart of the struggle
   they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
    They were in the eye of the storm
   they were in the eye of the storm
   
2. () The middle area of the human torso (usually in front)  ( midriff , midsection , middle )
   the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
    Young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable
   young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable
   
   
3. () An intermediate part or section  ( middle )
   an intermediate part or section
    A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end
   A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end
   
4. () Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period  ( middle )
   time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
    The middle of the war
   the middle of the war
    Rain during the middle of April
   rain during the middle of April
   

verb

1. Put in the middle  ( middle )
   put in the middle