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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.
📖 Definitions of "Mere"
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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.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| plain | Simple, unaltered. |
| specified | Thoroughly explained. |
| bare | Naked, uncovered. |
| simple | Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added. |
| pondnoun | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| poolnoun | A 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. |
| seanoun | The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface. |
| streamlined | Having been made more simple and straight forward. |
| sheer | (by extension) Downright; complete; pure. |
| lean | (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy. |
| menial | Of 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). |
| kidneynoun | An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. |
| cursory | Hasty or superficial. |
| measly | (figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount. |
| abstract | Not concrete: conceptual, ideal. |
| simplified | Made more simple; having its complexity reduced. |
| fratnoun | Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.) |
| private | Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. |
| queennoun | A female monarch. |
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