Merge, v. n. Be lost, be swallowed up.

Meridian, n. 1. Noon, noontide, mid-day, twelve o'clock.

2. Summit, culmination.

Meridional, a. Mid-day.

Merit, n. 1. Desert, worth, worthiness, excellence, credit.

2. Claim, right.

Merit, v. a. Deserve, have a right to, be entitled to.

Meritorious, a. Deserving, worthy, good, excellent.

Merling, n. Whiting (Gadus merlangus).

Merriment, n. Mirth, jollity, gayety, hilarity, joviality, sportiveness, jocularity, liveliness.

Merry, a. Mirthful, jovial, gleeful, gay, hilarious, sportive, jocund, joyous, facetious, lively, jolly, buxom, frolicsome, blithe, blithesome, airy, gladsome, vivacious, debonair, wanton, light-hearted.

Merry-Andrew, n. Buffoon, zany, harlequin, scaramouch, fool, mountebank, jester, droll, punch, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.

Merry-making, n. Festival, convivial entertainment.

Merry-thought, n. Wish-bone.

Mesh, n. Interstice (of a net).

Meshy, a. Reticulated, decussated.

Mesmerism, n. Animal magnetism.

Mess, n. 1. Dish.

2. Set (who eat together), company.

3. Medley, mixture, miscellany, farrago, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, jumble, salmagundi, mish-mash, olio, olla podrida, confused mass, mélange.

Mess, v. n. Eat in company, take meals at the same table.

Messenger, n. 1. Emissary, express, courier.

2. Harbinger, forerunner, herald.

Messieurs, n. pl. [Fr.] [Abbreviated Messrs.] Sirs, gentlemen.

Metamorphic rocks, Stratified primary rocks.

Metamorphose, v. a. Transform, transmute, transfigure, change the form of.

Metamorphosis, n. Transformation, transmutation, transfiguration, change of form.

Metaphor, n. Similitude (without the signs of comparison), simile (expressed in a word).

Metaphoric, a. Figurative.

Metaphorical, a. Figurative.

Metaphysical, a. Mental, intellectual, psychological.

Metaphysics, n. Psychology, pneumatology, mental philosophy, philosophy of the mind, mental science.

Mete, v. a. Measure.

Mete, n. Measure, bound, limit, term, boundary, terminus, butt.

Meteorolite, n. Aerolite, meteoric stone.

Meter, n. [Written also Metre.] Measure (of verse), poetical measure, rhythmical arrangement (of syllables).

Method, n. 1. Arrangement, system, classification, orderly disposition.

2. Way (viewed theoretically), mode, manner, process, course, means, modus operandi.

Methodic, a. Orderly, systematical, regular, systematic.

Methodical, a. Orderly, systematical, regular, systematic.

Methodize, v. a. Regulate, arrange, put in order.

Methylic-alcohol, n. Wood-spirit, pyroxylic spirit, pyroxylic acid.

Metre, n. [Written also Meter.] Measure (of verse), rhythmical arrangement (of syllables), poetical measure.

Metrical, a. Measured.

Metropolis, n. Chief city, capital.

Metropolitan, n. Archbishop, primate.

Metropolitan, a. Of the metropolis.

Mettle, n. Spirit, nerve, vigor, ardor, pluck, hardihood, courage.

Mettlesome, a. Spirited, ardent, fiery, lively, gay, brisk, sprightly, courageous.

Mew, n. Gull, sea-mew, cob, sea-cob.

Mew, v. a. 1. Confine, incase, coop, imprison, shut up.

2. Shed (feathers), moult.

Mewl, v. n. Cry, squall, bawl.

Mews, n. pl. Stables.

Miasm, n. Malaria, noxious exhalation, bad air.

Miasma, n. Malaria, noxious exhalation, bad air.

Mickle, a. [Scottish.] Much, great.

Microcosm, n. Little world, the world in miniature, the world in little, epitome of the universe.

Microcosmic salt, Phosphate of soda and ammonia.

Microscopic, a. 1. [Applied to the eye.] Able to see minute objects.

Microscopical, a. 1. [Applied to the eye.] Able to see minute objects.

2. With a microscope, by the aid of a microscope.

3. Very small, very minute.

Mid, a. Middle.