| 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. [2 definitions] |
| 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." |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| metal |
any solid mineral element that exhibits certain characteristics such as the ability to conduct heat or electricity. Most metals may be shaped under heat or pressure. Iron, silver, copper, and gold are metals. |