Word Meanings - MAR - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A small lake. See Mere.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MAR)
- Bailie
- Frustrate
- counteract
- disconcert
- elude
- mock
- thwart
- confound
- defeat
- perplex
- restrain
- upset
- foil
- mar
- balk
- neutralize
- dodge
- counterfoil
- Balk
- Estop
- bar
- frustrate
- stop
- prevent
- hinder
- nullify
- disappoint
- baffle
- Bedaub
- Bespatter
- befoul
- discolor
- disfigure
- deface
- besmear
- spoil
- soil
- stain
- Boggle
- Halt
- hesitate
- dubitate
- falter
- blunder
- blotch
- botch
- Botch
- Patch
- cobble
- clump
- jumble
- mess
- bungle
- blacksmith
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of MAR)
- Secure
- promote
- insure
- speed
- advance
- establish
- aid
- Purify
- wash
- cleanse
- absolve
- ornament
- decorate
- emblazon
- signalize
- honor
Related words: (words related to MAR)
- SPECTACLE
An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light. 4. pl. (more info) 1. Something exhibited to view; usually, - SPERMATOCYTE
See SPERMOBLAST - SPECIFICNESS
The quality or state of being specific. - SPERMATIC
Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc. Spermatic cord , the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying - COUNTERACTIVE
Tending to counteract. - BOGGLE
1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision. We start and boggle at every unusual appearance. Glanvill. Boggling at nothing which serveth - SPERMATICAL
Spermatic. - CONFOUNDED
1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott. - FALTER
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley. Halliwell. - BLOTCH
A large pustule, or a coarse eruption. Foul scurf and blotches him defile. Thomson. (more info) black, as bleach is akin to bleak. See Black, a., or cf. Blot a 1. A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large or irregular spot. Also - PREVENTATIVE
That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive. - BESMEAR
To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil. Besmeared with precious balm. Spenser. - SPECTROGRAPH
An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic , a. --Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly , adv. --Spec*trog"ra*phy , n. - NEUTRALIZE
To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference - DECORATE
To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero - HONORABLE
1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. Shak. 2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. 3. Proceeding from an - SPECK
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. Speck falls , falls or ropes rove through blocks for hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling vessel. - PURIFY
1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air. 2. Hence, in figurative uses: To free from guilt - RESTRAINABLE
Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne. - SIGNALIZE
1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish. It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use of signalizing themselves. Burke. 2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship - ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS
Producing one seed only in a seed pod. - ASPER
Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. "An asper sound." Bacon. - PRELUDE
An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with - IMPREVENTABLE
Not preventable; invitable. - SUSTAIN
F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- + tenere to hold. See 1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains - DISPENSE
1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott. 2. - MISPENSE
See HALL - OOSPERM; OOESPERM
The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation. Balfour. - INDISPENSABLENESS
The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke. - UNPERPLEX
To free from perplexity. Donne.