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Minus   /mˈaɪnəs/   Listen
Minus

noun
(pl. minuses)
1.
An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated.  Synonym: subtraction.  "Four minus three equals one"
adjective
1.
On the negative side or lower end of a scale.  "A grade of B minus"
2.
Involving disadvantage or harm.  Synonym: negative.



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"Minus" Quotes from Famous Books



... were still minus their collars and ties when they suddenly realized that something unusual was taking place downstairs. They had closed the bedroom doors, but now all of them ...
— The Rover Boys at Colby Hall - or The Struggles of the Young Cadets • Arthur M. Winfield
... the dog that enters Mrs. Fox's home! She is a pugilist of the first order, and knows how to fight far better than the average bull terrier. It requires a very savage dog to kill her, and he is apt to be minus an ear when ...
— The Human Side of Animals • Royal Dixon
... although their wounds are imperfectly healed, is worthy of all praise, and shows the indomitable determination of the Southern people. In the same car there were several quite young boys of fifteen or sixteen who were badly wounded, and one or two were minus arms and legs, of which deficiencies they were ...
— Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 • Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle
... were to be, but it was not necessary that he assist Germany's enemies against her. Against the determination in his heavy square figure Clayton argued in vain. When, ten minutes later, he went into the conference room, followed by a secretary with a sheaf of papers, the mill was minus a boss roller, and there was rankling in his ...
— Dangerous Days • Mary Roberts Rinehart
... fly," I returned. "And it was worth the dip to see you looking such a comical article." We were both minus our hats. ...
— My Brilliant Career • Miles Franklin


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