Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Meadville A town, the county seat of Franklin County, Mississippi, named after Cowles Mead. meadwort Meadowsweet, a plant found near rivers or on damp ground. meady Containing, or resembling, mead. Meaford A hamlet in Stone Rural parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ882043). Meagain Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born 1981), American member of the British royal family and former actress, viewed as self-absorbed and narcissistic. Meagan A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan. meager Having little flesh; lean; thin. meagerly In a meager way; poorly; inadequately. meagerness The state of being meager. Meaghan A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan. Meagher A surname from Irish. meagre An edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic. meagrely In a meagre way; poorly; inadequately. meagreness The state of being meagre. meak A hook with a long handle; scythe. Meakem A surname. Meakin A surname. Meakins A surname. meal Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. mealable Able to be ground into meal. mealbag A bag in which meal is stored. mealbeetle Synonym of mealworm beetle. mealer A lodger who regularly left his or her accommodation to dine elsewhere, rather than eating there. Mealey A surname from Irish. mealful Enough for a meal. Mealhada A city and municipality in Aveiro district, Portugal. mealie An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn. mealiepap A form of porridge made from mealie meal mealily In a mealy manner. mealiness The property of being mealy. mealing A surname. Meall A surname. mealless Without a meal. mealman Someone who deals in meal (ground-up grain). mealmonger A seller of meal (grain for use as food). mealmoth Synonym of flour moth. Mealsgate A small village in Boltons parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2042). mealtide The tide or time when one receives their part, portion, or measure of food; the hour for a meal; mealtime. mealtime The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten. mealware Utensils for holding, cooking, or serving a meal. mealworm The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle. mealy Resembling meal (the foodstuff). mealybug Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees. mealymouthedness The quality of being mealy-mouthed. mealywing The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). mean To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. meanable Capable of being meant. meander One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course. meanderer One who meanders or wanders. meandering Winding or rambling. meanderingly In a meandering or winding manner. meandersome Characterised or marked by meandering. meanderthal An aimless, slow-moving person. meandery Having winding bends; windy; meandering. meandom The state or quality of being mean. meandrian winding, having many turns. meandric Relating to a meander. meandriform Having a winding or meandering form. meandrina Any of the genus Meandrina of corals with meandering grooves and ridges. meandrine Winding and convoluted. meandrinid Any stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. meandroid Having meandering valleys on the surface of a coral meandros Synonym of Greek key (“a decorative border constructed from a continuous line”). meandrous winding, windy, having many bends. meandry meandering; windy meane The middle voice of a three-voice polyphonic musical composition. meaned Having a specific type of (mathematical) mean. meaner One who means or intends something. Meaney A surname from Irish. meanfem Synonym of rudefem. Meanguera A town in Morazán department, El Salvador. Meanguerita An island of El Salvador. meanie A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy. meaning The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. meaninged Having a specified number of meanings. meaningful Having meaning, significant. meaningfully In a meaningful or significant manner. meaningfulness The state or measure of being meaningful. meaningless Lacking meaning. meaninglessly In a meaningless manner; nonsensically. meaninglessness The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless. meaningly With an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully. meaningness Quality of having a meaning; meaningfulness. meanish Somewhat mean. Meanjin The spike of land on which central Brisbane is located, especially in an Indigenous Australian sense. meanless Meaningless, lacking meaning. meanlessness Meaninglessness. Meanley A surname. meanling One who is mean or common; a commoner. meanly Humbly, of or from low social status; basely. meanness The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions) means An instrument or condition to achieve a result. meanship Instrumentality. meanspiritedly In a meanspirited manner. meanspiritedness The state or condition of being meanspirited. meanspo Thinspo content that is deliberately cruel or insulting to the supposedly overweight viewer. meantime The time spent waiting for another event; time in between. meantness The state or quality of being meant or intended. meantone A musical temperament that generates all non-octave intervals from a stack of identical perfect fifths all tuned flat from their just ratio of 3/2. When the amount of flattening makes the major and minor thirds appropriate sizes, the syntonic comma is tempered out to a unison. meanwhile The time between two events. meanwhilst meanwhile meany A surname from Irish. mear A surname. Meara A surname from Irish. meares A surname. mearing A boundary between pieces of land. Mearns A surname from Scottish Gaelic. mears A surname from Old English. mease A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long or short) hundred, used especially when counting herring. Measham A large village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3312). measle A red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering from measles. measled Infected with measles. measles An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes. measleslike Resembling or characteristic of measles. measliness The state or quality of being measly. measling Synonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease. measlings Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease. measly Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or trichinae (parasitic roundworms). Measom A surname. measurability Susceptibility to measurement. measurable Able to be measured. measurableness Quality of being measurable. measurably In a measurable manner. measurage A toll or duty based on the volume of a material; or, the right to collect such a toll or duty. measurand A quantity, object, or property intended to be measured. measuration measurement; mensuration measure Moderation, temperance. measurebate To focus excessively on technical specifications (of a camera or other electronic device). measurebation The act of measurebating; an obsession with technical specifications. measurebator Someone who obsesses over technical specifications; one who measurebates. measured That has been determined by measurement. measuredly In a measured fashion. measuredness The quality of being measured. measureless Not measured because it is so large that it is difficult or impossible to do so. measurelessly In a measureless manner. measurelessness The state or condition of being measureless. measurely In a measured fashion; with a regular pace or action. measureman A worker employed to measure something, such as drapery. measurement The act of measuring. measuremental Relating to the process of measurement measurementation Synonym of measurement. measurer One who, or that which, measures. measuring Act of measurement. measuringly So as to measure or evaluate. meat The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food. meatal Of, pertaining to or resembling a meatus. meatarian One who eats meat. meatatarian A person who exclusively or predominantly eats meat. meatbag A stomach. meatball A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.