Definition of medium

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• medium is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• medium is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• medium is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of medium

• (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. mass medium
• around the middle of a scale of evaluation (adjective)

  Examples

  1. medium bombers

  Synonyms

  1. average
  2. intermediate
• (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. culture medium
• an occupation for which you are especially well suited (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. metier
• someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead (noun)

  Examples

  1. he consulted several mediums

  Synonyms

  1. sensitive
  2. spiritualist
• a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter (noun)
• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information (noun)
• an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication (noun)
• an intervening substance through which something is achieved (noun)

  Examples

  1. the dissolving medium is called a solvent
• a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position (noun)

  Examples

  1. a happy medium
• (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed (noun)
• (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside (adjective)
• the surrounding environment (noun)

  Examples

  1. fish require an aqueous medium

See definition of medium in Merriam Webster