Miser vs. Miter

Misernoun

(pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

Misernoun

A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

Misernoun

A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune.

Misernoun

A despicable person; a wretch.

Misernoun

A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard.

Misernoun

A stingy person; one very reluctant to spend money.

Misernoun

A kind of large earth auger.

Misernoun

a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

Miser

A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities, in order to hoard money or other possessions. Although the word is sometimes used loosely to characterise anyone who is mean with their money, if such behaviour is not accompanied by taking delight in what is saved, it is not properly miserly.

Miterverb

(American spelling) to finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, or sometimes with some specific shape, so that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame.

Miternoun

(American spelling) mitre

Miternoun

A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.

Miternoun

The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.

Miternoun

A sort of base money or coin.

Miterverb

To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.

Miterverb

To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together in a miter joint.

Miterverb

To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.

Miterverb

To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.

Miternoun

joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

Miternoun

the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made;

Miternoun

a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

Miterverb

bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint

Miterverb

confer a miter on (a bishop)

Miterverb

fit together in a miter joint