Lexicon: merriment – metre

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merriment, n. [see merry, adj.]

Lightheartedness; happiness; gaiety; pleasure.

merry (merrier), adj. [Du. merchte, mirth.] (webplay: gay).

  1. Happy; joyful; gay; playful; jovial; jolly.
  2. Light; lively.

mesh, n. [OE max.]

  1. Finely woven net; entanglement; web.
  2. Veil.

mesmeric, adj. [from mesmerism, named after F. A. Mesmer, an Austrian physician.]

Fascinating; enchanting.

message, n. [Fr. < L. mittere, to send.] (webplay: errand, notice).

  1. News; letter; notice; piece of news; item of news.
  2. Theme; life.

messenger (-s), n. [ME < Ofr.]

  1. Someone that bears a message.
  2. Errand runner.

metal, n. [OFr < L. metallum, mine, quarry, metal.]

Hard shiny natural substance; solid material that is a good conductor of heat and electricity.

metallic, adj. [see metal, n.]

  1. Shiny; steel-like.
  2. Lifeless; cold.

meteor, n. [Mod. L.] (webplay: air).

  1. Falling star; natural celestial phenomenon; appearance of a flash of fire in the sky.
  2. Flashiest creature; brightest and fastest.

metre (-s), n. [OE < L. metrum.]

Music-like sound; music; tunes; melody; murmuring sound.