n. Colloq. Medical practitioner or student. [latin medicus physician]
MELBA
toast n. Very thin crisp toast. [melba, name of a soprano]
MELEE
n. (brit. MElee) 1 confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle.
- muddle. [french: related to *medley].
MELON
n. - sweet fleshy fruit of various climbing plants of the gourd family.
- such a gourd. [greek melon apple]
MERCY
—n. (pl. -ies) 1 compassion or forbearance towards defeated enemies or offenders or as a quality.
- act of mercy.
- (attrib.) Done out of compassion (mercy killing).
- thing to be thankful for (small mercies). —int. Expressing surprise or fear. at the mercy of 1 in the power of.
- liable to danger or harm from. Have mercy on (or upon) show mercy to. [latin merces reward, pity]
MERGE
v. (-ging) 1 (often foll. By with) a combine. B join or blend gradually.
- (foll. By in) (cause to) lose character and identity in (something else). [latin mergo dip]
MERIT
—n. - quality of deserving well.
- excellence, worth.
- (usu. In pl.) A thing that entitles one to reward or gratitude. B intrinsic rights and wrongs (merits of a case). —v. (-t-) deserve. [latin meritum value, from mereor deserve]
MERRY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 a joyous. B full of laughter or gaiety.
- colloq. Slightly drunk. make merry be festive. merrily adv. Merriment n. Merriness n. [old english]
MESON
n. Elementary particle believed to help hold nucleons together in the atomic nucleus. [from *meso-]
MESSY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 untidy or dirty.
- causing or accompanied by a mess.
- difficult to deal with; awkward. messily adv. Messiness n.
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