mare


Definition: Meaning of, mare in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɛː /

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Singular Plural
mare mares
[countable]
  1. a female horse or DONKEY [↪  stallion, filly]
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  2. mare's nest a discovery that seems important but is actually of no value
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  3. mare's nest a confused situation or a very untidy place
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  4. British English spoken informal if someone is having a mare, things are going very badly for them at the moment. It is short for NIGHTMARE .
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mare used in phrases

  • De La Mare, Walter
    1. (1873-1956) a British writer famous especially for his poems for children
  • Walter John de la Mare (noun)
    1. 1873-1956 english poet remembered for his verse for children
  • Walter de la Mare (noun)
    1. 1873-1956 english poet remembered for his verse for children
  • Weston-super-Mare (noun)
    1. a seaside resort town on the Bristol Channel coast of North Somerset
  • brood mare (noun)
    1. a MARE (= female horse) that is kept for breeding
  • de la Mare (noun)
    1. 1873-1956 english poet remembered for his verse for children
  • flying mare (noun)
    1. a wrestling manoeuvre
  • mare clausum (noun)
    1. closed sea a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation
  • mare liberum (noun)
    1. free sea a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access
  • mare nostrum (noun)
    1. our sea the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans
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