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meshed
nounC1
/mɛʃt/Fitted together or interlocked like the links of a net.
meshrebeeyeh
nounVery Low
/mɛʃrəˈbiːjə/A traditional Middle Eastern drinking vessel, typically made of metal or ceramic, often used for serving water or other beverages.
meshugaas
nounLow
/məˈʃʊɡɑːs/Silly or foolish behavior; nonsense, craziness.
meshugana
nounLow
/məˈʃʊɡənə/A foolish, crazy, or eccentric person.
meshugas
nounLow
/məˈʃʊɡəs/Foolishness, nonsense, crazy or senseless behaviour.
meshwork
nounC2
/ˈmɛʃwɜːk/A network or structure made of interwoven threads, wires, or similar elements.
mesityl oxide
nounVery Low
/ˈmɛsɪtɪl ˈɒksaɪd/A specific organic chemical compound with the formula C6H10O, which is an α,β-unsaturated ketone derived from acetone.
mesitylene
nounVery Low / Technical
/mɛˈsɪtɪliːn/A colorless, flammable hydrocarbon liquid with the chemical formula C9H12, specifically 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene.
mesmer
nounLow/Rare
/ˈmɛzmə/To produce a state of intense fascination or absorption, similar to hypnosis; to captivate or hold spellbound.
mesmerism
nounLow
/ˈmɛzmərɪz(ə)m/An old term for hypnotism; the act of putting someone into a state of trance or deep relaxation, making them highly open to suggestion.
mesmerize
verbverb-transitiveB2
/ˈmɛzmərʌɪz/To hold the complete attention of someone, rendering them spellbound or transfixed, often to the point of being unaware of anything else.
mesmerized
adjectiveverbMedium-High
/ˈmɛzmərʌɪzd/to hold the complete attention of someone; to fascinate or spellbind someone so completely that they seem unable to look away or think of anything else.
mesnalty
nounArchaic / Extremely Rare
/ˈmiːn(ə)lti/A term from medieval English law referring to an estate held by a mesne lord, an intermediate lord who held land from a superior lord and granted it to tenants.
mesne lord
nounVery low
/miːn lɔːd/A feudal lord who held land from a superior lord (an overlord) and granted parts of it to sub-tenants.
mesoamerica
nounC1
/ˌmɛzəʊəˈmɛrɪkə/The region and cultural area in the Americas that extends from central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, where pre-Columbian societies flourished before Spanish colonization.
mesoappendix
nounVery Low
/ˌmɛsəʊəˈpɛndɪks/The fold of peritoneum that connects the appendix to the ileum.
mesobenthos
nounVery rare (specialist)
/ˌmɛzə(ʊ)ˈbɛnθɒs/The ecological community of organisms that live in or on the seafloor at middle depths.
mesoblast
nounC2
/ˈmɛsəʊˌblɑːst/In embryology, the middle germ layer of an early embryo, also called the mesoderm.
mesocardium
nounVery Low
/ˌmɛsəʊˈkɑːdɪəm/The double layer of embryonic mesentery that attaches the embryonic heart to the dorsal body wall.
mesocarp
nounC2
/ˈmɛsə(ʊ)kɑːp/The middle, often fleshy layer of the pericarp (fruit wall) in a drupe or other fleshy fruit, located between the exocarp (skin) and the endocarp (inner layer around the seed).

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