/mhw>, n. [ See Emir. ] 1. an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or Arabia). Same as Emir. [ Obs. ]
Syn. -- emir, amir, emeer [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. One of the Muslim nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bemet p. pr. & vb. n. Bemeeting. ] To meet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Our very loving sister, well bemet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. confirmé, p. p. of confirmer. ] (Law) One to whom anything is confirmed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dung + (prob.) meer a pool. ] A pit where dung and weeds rot for manure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Emir. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Ar. emīr, amīr, commander: cf. F. émir. Cf. Admiral, Ameer. ] An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.

{ }, n. The rank or office of an Emir. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. best-looking; -- used of clothing; as, her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- good, Sunday, Sunday-best, Sunday-(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Helpmate. ] A wife; a helpmate. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Lord God created Adam, . . . and afterwards, on his finding the want of a helpmeet, caused him to sleep, and took one of his ribs and thence made woman. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having edible fruit (the mammee apple) with a leathery rind.
Syn. -- mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree (Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Haitian mamey. ] (Bot.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (Mammea Americana); also, its fruit, called the mammee apple. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
Syn. -- mammee apple, mammee, mamey, Mammea americana. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Mich. [ Obs. or Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To reward; to repay. [ Obs. ] Waytt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deserve; to merit. [ Obs. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. mede, AS. mēd, meord; akin to OS. mēda, OHG. miata, mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth. mizdō reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. misqo`s, Skr. mīdha. √276. ] 1. That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense. [ 1913 Webster ]

A rosy garland was the victor's meed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Merit or desert; worth. [ 1913 Webster ]

My meed hath got me fame. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A gift; also, a bride. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious. “Meedful works.” Wiclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to merit; suitably. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Meeker superl. Meekest. ] [ OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mjūkr mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukamōdei gentleness. ] 1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now the man Moses was very meek. Num. xii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. “Her meek prayer.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See Gentle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , v. t. To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a meek manner. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being meek. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Simple; unmixed. See Mere, a. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mere, a lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A boundary. See Mere. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. ] (Zool.) A South African carnivore (Suricata suricata, formerly Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also yellow mongoose and suricate. [ Also spelled mierkat. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

While his compatrioits scuffle about in the sand for delicious scorpions or fat, tasty mice, one meerkat stands alone, bolt upright on an exposed perch, scanning for hawks with dark eyes wide, ready to call out at the first sign of danger. Like other such guards in the animal kingdom, these endearingly vulnerable meerkat sentinels have long impressed biologists as true altruists -- creatures willing to forgo food and brave danger to protect others.
Now a study in the current Science suggests that these beasts may not be such adorable heroes after all. Researchers have discovered that meerkats abandon their hunting to act as guards only when their bellies are good and full. And they appear to do so, not as an act of noble daring, but because by being the first to see a predator, they can be sure of being the first down a hole and out of harm's way. Standing guard, researchers concluded, may be the safest thing to do once a meerkat has had enough to eat.
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Even the adorable meerkat may yet redeem itself as a bit of an altruist. Although being a sentinel may itself not entail great risk, it is hard to imagine a selfish reason for their giving a shout of warning before dashing for cover. . . . Carol Kaesuk Yoon (N. Y. Times, June 8, 1999 p. F3) [ PJC ]

n. [ G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. Mere a lake, and Scum. ] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Met p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting. ] [ OE. meten, AS. mētan, fr. mōt, gemōt, a meeting; akin to OS. mōtian to meet, Icel. maeta, Goth. gamōtjan. See Moot, v. t. ] 1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

His daughter came out to meet him. Judg. xi. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,
Which meets contempt, or which compassion first. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. [ 1913 Webster ]

To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, when meet now
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined ! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict. [ 1913 Webster ]

Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . appointed a day to meet together. 2. Macc. xiv. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite. [ 1913 Webster ]

To meet with. (a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of unexpectedness. [ 1913 Webster ] We met with many things worthy of observation. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] (b) To join; to unite in company. Shak. (c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to meet with a loss. (d) To encounter; to be subjected to. [ 1913 Webster ] Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury
From the fierce prince. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ] (e) To obviate. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. m&aemacr_;te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete, and G. mässig moderate, gemäss fitting. See Mete. ] Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was meet that we should make merry. Luke xv. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be meet with, to be even with; to be equal to. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Meetly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render fit. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who meets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mead. See Meathe. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Fitly; suitably; properly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fitness; suitableness; propriety. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A meeting for mirth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A religious service mainly in song. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Ramie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. renommée. ] Renown. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Smew. ] (Zool.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The widgeon. (c) The poachard. (d) The smew. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. sme&unr_;en, AS. sm&unr_;&unr_;ian. See Smooth. ] To smooth. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; -- usually followed by for. “Unmeet for a wife.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*meet"ly, adv. -- Un*meet"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

See high.
See honorable.
See hopeful.
See hostile.
See hurt.
See hhurtful.
See hygienic.
See ideal.
See idle.
See illusory.
See imaginable.
See imaginative.
See immortal.
See implicit.
See important.
See impressible. See >Unimpressible.
See impressionable.
See improvable.
See impugnable.
See incidental.
See increasable.
See indifferent.
See indulgent.
See industrious.
See inflammable.
See influential.
See ingenious.
See ingenuous.
See inhabitable.
See injurious.
See inquisitive.
See instructive.
See intelligent.
See intelligible.
See intentional.
See interesting.
See interpretable.
See inventive.
See investigable.
See jealous.
See joyful.
See joyous.
See justifiable.
See kingly.
See knightly.
See knotty.
See knowable.
See laborious.
See ladylike.
See level.
See libidinous.
See lightsome.
See limber.
See lineal.
See logical.
See lordly.
See losable.
See lovable.
See lucent.
See luminous.
See lustrous.
See lusty.
See maidenly.
See makable.
See malleable.
See manageable.
See manful.
See manlike.
See manly.
See marketable.
See marriable.
See marriageable.
See marvelous.
See masculine.
See matchable.
See matronlike.
See meek.
See meet.
See melodious.
See mendable.
See mentionable.
See mercenary.
See merciable.
See meritable.
See merry.
See metaphorical.
See mighty.
See mild.
See military.
See mindful.
See mingleable.
See miraculous.
See miry.
See mitigable.
See modifiable.
See modish.
See moist.
See monkish.
See motherly.
See muscular.
See musical.
See mysterious.
See namable.
See native.
See navigable.
See needful.
See negotiable.
See niggard.
See noble.
See objectionable.
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[ 1913 Webster ]

. A religious meeting held in the closing hours of the year. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]