mild.html - adj.
1 (esp. of a person) gentle and conciliatory.
2 (of a rule, punishment, illness, feeling, etc.) moderate; not severe.
3 (of the weather, esp. in winter) moderately warm.
4 a (of food, tobacco, etc.) not sharp or strong in taste etc. b Brit. (of beer) not strongly flavoured with hops (cf. BITTER).
5 (of medicine) operating gently.
6 tame, feeble; lacking energy or vivacity.

mild steel steel containing a small percentage of carbon, strong and tough but not readily tempered.

milden v.tr. & intr. mildish adj. mildness n. [OE milde f. Gmc]

mild.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a destructive growth of minute fungi on plants.
2 a similar growth on paper, leather, etc. exposed to damp.

--v.

tr. & intr. taint or be tainted with mildew.

mildewy adj. [OE mildeaw f. Gmc]

mild.html - adv.
in a mild fashion.

to put it mildly as an understatement (implying the reality is more extreme).

mild.html - See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY A MILE, MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE.

mild.html - {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} Small signs along interstate highways usually bearing a number. * /The Smokey is located at 131 mile marker./

mild.html - {adj. phr.} Inattentive; not concentrating. * /When Betty said, "We have theater tickets for tonight," Ken didn't react as his mind was miles away./