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1memorial adjective : serving to preserve remembrance

2memorial noun 1 : something designed to keep remembrance alive; especially : MONUMENT

2 : a statement of facts often accompanied with a petition

— me·mo·ri·al·ize verb

Synonyms

keepsake, memento, monument, remembrance, souvenir, token; also memorabilia; relic, vestige; cairn, landmark, marker; testimonial, tribute

Memorial Day noun : the last Monday in May or formerly May 30 observed as a legal holiday in honor of those who died in war

mem·o·rise British variant of MEMORIZE

mem·o·rize verb -rized; -riz·ing : to learn by heart

— mem·o·ri·za·tion noun

— mem·o·riz·er noun

Synonyms

learn, study; also recall, recollect, relive, remember, reminisce, retain; apprehend, accept, comprehend, get, grasp, understand; absorb, digest

Antonyms

unlearn

mem·o·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : the power or process of remembering

2 : the store of things remembered

3 : COMMEMORATION

4 : something remembered

5 : the time within which past events are remembered

6 : a device (as in a computer) in which information can be stored

Synonyms

[1, 4] recall, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence; also flashback; memento, memorial, reminder, souvenir, token; association

men plural of MAN

1menace noun 1 : THREAT

2 a : one that represents a threat : DANGER

b : NUISANCE

Synonyms

danger, hazard, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble—more at DANGER

2menace verb men·aced; men·ac·ing 1 : to make a show of intention to harm : THREATEN

2 : to represent or pose a threat to : ENDANGER

Synonyms

[1] hang, hover, overhang, threaten—more at THREATEN

[2] adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk, venture

men·ac·ing adjective : presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace

— men·ac·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

baleful, dire, foreboding, ominous, portentous, sinister—more at OMINOUS

dangerous, grave, grievous, hazardous, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, unhealthy, unsafe, venturesome—more at DANGEROUS

mé·nage noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a domestic establishment : HOUSEHOLD

ménage à trois noun : an arrangement in which three persons share sexual relations esp. while living together

me·nag·er·ie noun : a collection of wild animals esp. for exhibition

1mend verb 1 : to improve in manners or morals

2 : to put into good shape : REPAIR

3 : to improve in or restore to health : HEAL

— mend·er noun

Synonyms

[2] doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp; also overhaul, rebuild, reconstruct, refurbish, aid, cure, heal, help; condition, prepare, ready; care (for), maintain, service; rejuvenate, renew, restore; adjust, correct, modify, rectify, redress, reform, right; ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate

[3] convalesce, gain, heal, rally, recover, recuperate, snap back—more at CONVALESCE

2mend noun 1 : an act of mending

2 : a mended place

men·da·cious adjective : given to deception or falsehood : UNTRUTHFUL

— men·da·cious·ly adverb

Synonyms

dishonest, lying, untruthful—more at DISHONEST

men·dac·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being mendacious

2 : an untrue statement made with intent to deceive : LIE

Synonyms

fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, prevarication, story, tale, untruth, whopper—more at LIE

men·de·le·vi·um noun : a radioactive chemical element artificially produced

men·di·cant noun 1 : BEGGAR

2 often cap : FRIAR

— men·di·can·cy noun

— mendicant adjective

men·folk or men·folks noun plural 1 : men in general

2 : the men of a family or community

men·ha·den noun, plural -den also -dens : a marine fish related to the herring that is abundant along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

1menial adjective 1 : of or relating to servants

2 : HUMBLE; also : SERVILE

— me·ni·al·ly adverb

2menial noun : a domestic servant

Synonyms

domestic, flunky, lackey, retainer, servant, steward—more at SERVANT

men·in·gi·tis noun, plural -git·i·des : inflammation