mic
/ˈmaɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).
verb
Alternative form of mike.
noun
A microfarad.
Example Sentences
- "Picture a mic, the stage is empty A beat like this might tempt me To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train"
- "If we add the drum kit, we'll have to mic the orchestra."
- "At 11:00 am, Doug mics up with me on the radio, and I advise him to go back to camp to get a quad, that we have a monster down."
- "Imagine playing a venue the size of an aircraft hangar without your tiny amps miced up through the PA!"
- "This lacks the gut-punch of miced-up bass but hopefully the player can rise to the challenge and give his or her take extra energy to make up for it."
- "Dynamics are used extensively for vocals, drums, and 'micing up' amplifiers such as guitar amps but they can be used for almost any application."