Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun miter

3 senses of miter

Sense 1
miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre -- (joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner)
       => joint -- (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)

Sense 2
miter, mitre -- (the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint")
       => surface -- (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface")

Sense 3
miter, mitre -- (a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions)
       => headdress, headgear -- (clothing for the head)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb miter

3 senses of miter

Sense 1
miter -- (bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint)
       => bevel, chamfer -- (cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface")

Sense 2
miter -- (confer a miter on (a bishop))
       => confer, bestow -- (present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone")

Sense 3
miter -- (fit together in a miter joint)
       => join, bring together -- (cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together")