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74 Words That Start With MER

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meralgia (noun) pain in the thigh
merbromine (noun) a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark Synonyms: Mercurochrome
mercantile (adjective) of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
(adjective) profit oriented Synonyms: commercial, mercenary, moneymaking
mercantilism (noun) transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) Synonyms: commerce, commercialism
(noun) an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests Synonyms: mercantile system
mercaptopurine (noun) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia Synonyms: Purinethol
mercenariness (noun) The state or condition of being motivated by private gain.
mercenary (adjective) profit oriented Synonyms: commercial, mercantile, moneymaking
(adjective) serving for wages in a foreign army Synonyms: free-lance, freelance
(adjective) marked by materialism Synonyms: materialistic, worldly-minded
(noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own Synonyms: soldier of fortune
mercer (noun) a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
mercerise (verb) treat to strengthen and improve the luster Synonyms: mercerize
mercerised (adjective) of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye Synonyms: mercerized
mercerize (verb) treat to strengthen and improve the luster Synonyms: mercerise
mercerized (adjective) of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye Synonyms: mercerised
merchandise (noun) items for sale to the individual consumer Synonyms: product, ware
(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups Synonyms: merchandising
(verb) engage in the trade of Synonyms: trade
merchandiser (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade Synonyms: merchant
merchandising (noun) the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money Synonyms: marketing, selling
(noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services Synonyms: advertising, publicizing
(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups Synonyms: merchandise
merchant (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade Synonyms: merchandiser
merchantability (noun) the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold
merchantable (adjective) fit to be offered for sale Synonyms: marketable, sellable, vendable, vendible
merchantman (noun) a cargo ship Synonyms: bottom, freighter, merchant ship
merciful (adjective) showing or giving mercy
(adjective) (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
mercifully (adverb) in a compassionate manner
mercifulness (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice Synonyms: clemency, mercy
(noun) a disposition to be kind and forgiving Synonyms: mercy
(noun) the feeling that motivates compassion Synonyms: mercy
merciless (adjective) having or showing no mercy Synonyms: unmerciful
mercilessly (adverb) without pity; in a merciless manner Synonyms: pitilessly, remorselessly, unmercifully
mercilessness (noun) inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving Synonyms: unmercifulness
(noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness Synonyms: cruelty, pitilessness, ruthlessness
mercurial (adjective) relating to or containing or caused by mercury
(adjective) liable to sudden unpredictable change Synonyms: erratic, fickle, quicksilver
mercuric (adjective) of or containing mercury Synonyms: mercurous
mercurous (adjective) of or containing mercury Synonyms: mercuric
mercury (noun) temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
(noun) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures Synonyms: atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver
mercy (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice Synonyms: clemency, mercifulness
(noun) alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
(noun) a disposition to be kind and forgiving Synonyms: mercifulness
(noun) the feeling that motivates compassion Synonyms: mercifulness
(noun) something for which to be thankful
mere (adjective) apart from anything else; without additions or modifications Synonyms: bare, simple
(adjective) being nothing more than specified
(noun) a small pond of standing water
merely (adverb) and nothing more Synonyms: but, just, only, simply
merestone (noun) an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab Synonyms: mearstone, meerestone
meretricious (adjective) like or relating to a prostitute
(adjective) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing Synonyms: gilded, glossy, specious
(adjective) tastelessly showy Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
meretriciously (adverb) in a meretricious manner Synonyms: flashily
meretriciousness (noun) an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility Synonyms: speciousness
(noun) tasteless showiness Synonyms: brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, loudness, tawdriness
merganser (noun) large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges Synonyms: fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake
merge (verb) become one Synonyms: unify, unite
(verb) mix together different elements Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, mix
(verb) join or combine Synonyms: unify, unite
merged (adjective) formed or united into a whole Synonyms: incorporate, incorporated, integrated, unified
merger (noun) the combination of two or more commercial companies Synonyms: amalgamation, uniting
(noun) an occurrence that involves the production of a union Synonyms: fusion, unification
merging (adjective) flowing together Synonyms: confluent
(noun) a flowing together Synonyms: confluence, conflux
(noun) the act of joining together as one Synonyms: coming together, meeting
merica (noun) A pejorative term for the United States
mericarp (noun) a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity
meridian (adjective) of or happening at noon
(adjective) being at the best stage of development Synonyms: prime
(noun) an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator Synonyms: line of longitude
(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
meridional (adjective) of or relating to a meridian
(adjective) located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places
meringue (noun) sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
merino (noun) white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality Synonyms: merino sheep
meristem (noun) undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
merit (noun) any admirable quality or attribute Synonyms: virtue
(noun) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) Synonyms: deservingness, meritoriousness
(verb) be worthy or deserving Synonyms: deserve
meritable (adjective) deserving reward or praise Synonyms: meritorious
merited (adjective) properly deserved Synonyms: deserved
meritless (adjective) without merit; of little or no value or use Synonyms: good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry
meritocracy (noun) the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
(noun) a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
meritocratic (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy
meritorious (adjective) deserving reward or praise Synonyms: meritable
meritoriously (adverb) in a meritorious manner
meritoriousness (noun) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) Synonyms: deservingness, merit
merl (noun) common black European thrush Synonyms: blackbird, European blackbird, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula
merle (noun) common black European thrush Synonyms: blackbird, European blackbird, merl, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula
merlin (noun) small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry Synonyms: Falco columbarius, pigeon hawk
merlon (noun) a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
mermaid (noun) half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
merman (noun) half man and half fish; lives in the sea
merobenthos (noun) benthos consisting of organisms in pre-adult stages that later become adult in the plankton.
meromelia (noun) congenital absence of part of an arm or leg
meronym (noun) a word that names a part of a larger whole Synonyms: part name
meronymy (noun) the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole Synonyms: part to whole relation
merozoite (noun) a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle
merrily (adverb) in a joyous manner Synonyms: blithely, gayly, happily, jubilantly, mirthfully
merriment (noun) activities that are enjoyable or amusing Synonyms: fun, playfulness
(noun) a gay feeling Synonyms: gaiety
merriness (noun) the trait of merry joking Synonyms: humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity
merry (adjective) quick and energetic Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
(adjective) offering fun and gaiety Synonyms: festal, festive, gay
(adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment Synonyms: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful
merrymaker (noun) a celebrant who shares in a noisy party Synonyms: reveler, reveller
merrymaking (noun) a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity Synonyms: conviviality, jollification

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