mike
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5.2
- noun
- /maɪk/
- Informal
:
micro
- Anything you want to say, just talk into the mike.
Examples
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But watch them fall on their swords when you and future senator Mia Ramme step up to the mike.
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Speak right into the mike.
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So after the signal, you turn the mike on.
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Here's the mike, right here in the bush.
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A stage is set up with mikes and amps for musicians to get up and play.
Blog text (21) -
Tyler keyed the mike to turn off the beeper and spoke: "Alpha, go ahead."
Fiction book (1991) -
Teachers and students use headphones, mikes, cameras, and keyboards to communicate with one another.
Blog text (15) -
Tiff went to the captain's cabin and, stretching the mike to the end of its curly cord, handed it up.
Fiction book (1994) -
To perform at the concert, each singer had to adjust their mike for the best sound.
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Before the speech began, the host reminded everyone to speak clearly into the mike.
Synonyms
238
1.7
A device that changes sound into an electric signal for recording or amplification
194
3.5
A small object that changes sound into electricity for recording or making sound louder
1
4.9
A sensitive microphone that uses metal plates to turn sound into electrical signals and needs external power
A device that turns sound into an electrical signal
A microphone that mostly picks up sound from one direction to reduce background noise
A long, narrow microphone that records sound clearly from one direction
A long, narrow microphone that picks up sound from far away in one direction
A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
A sensitive studio microphone that gives very clear, detailed sound
A microphone that uses two metal plates, one that moves, to change sound into electrical signals
A microphone with a thin metal plate that moves with sound to record clear audio
A microphone that uses a small magnet and wire to change sound into electric signals
A microphone that uses a small crystal to turn sound into electric signals
Idioms
1
9.9
Words people say when they are very annoyed or want something done quickly
Compounds
- Specialized
A microphone with a thin metal plate that moves with sound to record clear audio
- Informal
A microphone that picks up sound mainly from the front and sides, reducing background noise
- Specialized
A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
- Informal
A microphone that mostly picks up sound from one direction to reduce background noise
- Specialized
A long, narrow microphone that records sound clearly from one direction
- Specialized
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mike is a short form of microphone, where micro- means 'small' and -phone means 'sound' or 'voice', just like in telephone. So a mike is the small device we use to record or make a voice louder.