midst

Definition of Midst in English :

1. midst, thick

the location of something surrounded by other things

Example Sentences:
'in the midst of the crowd'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Midst

noun

1. in the midst of

2. in our midst

3. archaic

the centre

preposition

poetic amid

noun

1.

the middle or central part: now mainly in phrases as below

preposition

2. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic

in the midst of; amidst; amid

n.

1. The middle position or part; the center: in the midst of the desert.

2. A position of proximity to others: a stranger in our midst.

3. The condition of being surrounded or beset by something: in the midst of all of our problems.

4. A period of time approximately in the middle of a continuing condition or act: in the midst of the war.

prep.

Among; amid.