mar
/mɑɹ/
verbnoun
To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
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Verb 1 meaning
To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
Noun 1 meaning
A blemish.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English merren, from Old English mierran (“to mar, disturb, confuse; scatter, squander, waste; upset, hinder, obstruct; err”), from Proto-Germanic *marzijaną (“to disturb, hinder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mers- (“to annoy, disturb, neglect, forget, ignore”).
MAR at a glance
MAR has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,141 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with mar
All rhymes- GRAMMAR12
- PALMAR10
- DAMAR8
- FULMAR11
- SIMAR7
- CALAMAR11
- SUMMAR10
- CAUCHEMAR18
- MONTELIMAR14
- DAMMAR11
- JACAMAR18
- TAMMAR10
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