marine
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
Adjective 4 meanings
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
Used or adapted for use at sea.
Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
Noun 3 meanings
A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
“He was a marine in World War II.”
A marine corps.
“He fought with the Marines in World War II.”
A painting representing some marine subject.
Verb 3 meanings
To adapt for use in a marine environment.
To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.
Etymology
1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari).
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MARINE at a glance
MARINE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,782 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with marine
All rhymesOne letter away
- MARINA8
- MURINE8
- NARINE6
- MALINE8
- LARINE6
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