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a list of the food that you can choose in a restaurant What's on the menu tonight?

Can I have the menu, please?

( computers ) a list on the screen of a computer that shows what you can do

Go to the menu and click "New."

me • oW / mi ' au / noun [ count ] a sound that a cat makes

► me • ow verb ( me .ows , me .ow . ing , me . owed )

Why is the cat meowing?

— Look at purr .

mer • chan • dise / ' martfandaiz / [noncount] ( formal )

things that are for sale

We have a wide selection of merchandise.

mer • chant / ' mart/ant / noun [ count ]

( business ) a person who buys and sells things, especially from and to other countries She's a wine merchant.

mer • cu • ry / ' markyari / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Hg )

a silver, liquid metal

mer • cy / ' marsi / noun [ noncount ]

being kind and not hurting someone who has done wrong

The prisoners begged for mercy.

be at the mercy of someone or something

to have no power against someone or something that is strong

Farmers are at the mercy of the weather.

mere / mir / adjective

only; not more than

She was a mere child when her parents died.

mere • ly / ' mirli / adverb ( formal )

only

I don't want to buy the book — I am merely asking how much it costs.

—SYNONYM just

merge / mard3 / verb

( merg es , merg . ing , merged )

to join together with something else

Three small companies merged into one large one.

mer • it1 / ' merat / noun [ count ]

the thing or things that are good about someone or something

What are the merits of this plan? mer • it 2 / ' merat / verb ( mer its , mer it . ing , mer it . ed )

( formal )

to be good enough for something

This suggestion merits further discussion.

—SYNONYM deserve

mer • maid / ' marmeid / noun [ count ]

a woman in stories who has a fish's tail and lives in the ocean

mer • ry / ' meri / adjective ( mer ri . er , mer . ri est )

happy

Merry Christmas!

mer • ry-go-round / meri gou raund / noun [ count ]

a big, round machine with models of animals or cars on it. Children can ride on it as it turns.

—SYNONYM carousel mess lC / mes / noun [ noncount ]

a lot of things that are not organized or neat, and that may be dirty

My bedroom is in a real mess . Don't make a mess in the kitchen.

a person or thing that is not neat and clean My hair is a mess!

a difficult situation

She's in a terrible mess — she has no money and nowhere to live.

mess 2 / mes / verb ( mess . es , mess . ing , messed )

mess around to behave in a silly way Stop messing around and finish your work!

mess something up

to make something dirty or not neat Don't mess my hair up!

to do something badly or to spoil something

The bad weather messed up our plans for the weekend.

mes . sage © / 'mes^/ noun [ count ]

words that one person sends to another

Could you give a message to Carl, please?

Mr. Willis is not here right now. Can I take a message ?

mes • sen • ger / ' mesand3ar / noun [ count ]

a person who brings a message

mess .уф / mesi/ adjective ( mess . i . er , mess i . est )

dirty or not neat a messy kitchen

making you or something dirty or not neat Painting is a messy job.

met

form of meet

met .al Ф / 'metl/ noun [ count ]

( chemistry ) a solid substance that is usually hard and shiny, such as iron, silver, or gold This chair is made of metal. a metal box

me • tal • lic / ma ' trelik / adjective

( chemistry ) looking like metal or making a noise like one piece of metal hitting another metallic paint