| merchant marine |
the ships of a country that are used in business or trade. [2 definitions] |
| mercury |
a heavy, silver-white metal that is one of the chemical elements. Mercury is liquid at room temperature. It is used in thermometers and barometers. (symbol: Hg) [3 definitions] |
| mercy |
kind treatment by someone who has some power over another. [2 definitions] |
| mere |
being neither more nor better than what is spoken of. |
| merely |
only as indicated; simply. |
| merge |
to mix or combine into a single unit. |
| merger |
the combining of two or more companies into one, or the transfer of the property of one company to another. |
| meridian |
an imaginary circle around the earth that passes through the North and the South Pole, or either half of such a circle from one pole to the other. [2 definitions] |
| merit |
worth or high quality. [3 definitions] |
| mermaid |
an imaginary sea creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the lower body and tail of a fish. |
| merry |
cheerful and happy, or likely to be so. |
| merry-go-round |
a round platform that turns by the power of a machine and has seats in the form of animals that go up and down on poles. People pay for rides on a merry-go-round. |
| merrymaking |
the act of laughing and having fun. |
| mesa |
a high piece of land with a flat top and steep sides, found in Mexico and the southwest area of the United States. |
| mesh |
a material or article made of fiber woven to form open spaces, as in a net. [4 definitions] |
| mess |
a state of being dirty or not neat. [5 definitions] |
| message |
spoken or written information sent from one person or group to another. [4 definitions] |
| mess around |
(informal) to spend time without any purpose. |
| messenger |
a person who carries and delivers messages and packages. |
| messy |
dirty or not tidy. [2 definitions] |
| met |
past tense and past participle of "meet." |