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Mere

A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. Also included in place names such as Windermere.

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noun
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    A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. Also included in place names such as Windermere.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mere"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
barenounNaked, uncovered.
simplenounUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.

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plainSimple, unaltered.
specifiedThoroughly explained.
bareNaked, uncovered.
simpleUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
pondnounAn inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
poolnounA small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
seanounThe ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.
streamlinedHaving been made more simple and straight forward.
sheer(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
lean(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
menialOf or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
skinny(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
kidneynounAn organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
cursoryHasty or superficial.
measly(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.
abstractNot concrete: conceptual, ideal.
simplifiedMade more simple; having its complexity reduced.
fratnounShortened form of fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.)
privateBelonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
queennounA female monarch.

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