mere
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
Adjective 1 meaning
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
“The mere thought of pineapple on pizza makes me want to throw up.”
Noun 2 meanings
Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
A Maori war-club.
Verb 1 meaning
To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
Etymology
From Middle English mere, mer, from Anglo-Norman meer, from Old French mier, from Latin merus (“pure, unmixed, undiluted”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to sparkle, gleam”). Cognate with Old English āmerian, āmyrian (“to purify, examine, revise”).
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MERE at a glance
MERE has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,715 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with mere
All rhymes- WERE7
- THERE8
- WHERE11
- HERE7
- SOMEWHERE17
- ANYWHERE17
- EVERYWHERE22
- SEVERE9
- ATMOSPHERE17
- ELSEWHERE15
- NOWHERE13
- PREMIERE12
One letter away
- MORE6
- WERE7
- HERE7
- MEME8
- MARE6
- MERC8
- MIRE6
- PERE6
- MERI6
- GERE5
- DERE5
- METE6
- BERE6
- SERE4
- MERK10
- MENE6
- CERE6
- MERL6
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