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acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith—more at HEIGHT

me·ringue noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a baked dessert topping of stiffly beaten egg whites and powdered sugar

me·ri·no noun, plural -nos [ORIGIN: Sp]

1 : any of a breed of sheep noted for fine soft wool

2 : a fine soft fabric or yarn of wool or wool and cotton

1merit noun 1 : laudable or blameworthy traits or actions

2 : a praiseworthy quality; also : character or conduct deserving reward or honor

3 plural : the intrinsic nature of a legal case; also : legal significance

Synonyms

distinction, excellence, value, virtue—more at EXCELLENCE

account, valuation, value, worth—more at WORTH

2merit verb : to be worthy of or entitled or liable to : EARN, DESERVE

Synonyms

deserve, earn, rate

mer·i·toc·ra·cy noun, plural -cies : a system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead based on their achievement; also : leadership by the talented

mer·i·to·ri·ous adjective : deserving honor or esteem

— mer·i·to·ri·ous·ly adverb

— mer·i·to·ri·ous·ness noun

Synonyms

admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy—more at ADMIRABLE

deserving, good, worthy—more at WORTHY

mer·lin noun : a small compact falcon of the northern hemisphere

mer·lot noun : a dry red wine made from a widely grown grape; also the grape itself

mer·maid noun : a legendary sea creature with a woman's upper body and a fish's tail

mer·man noun : a legendary sea creature with a man's upper body and a fish's tail

mer·ri·ly adverb : in a merry manner

Synonyms

cheerfully, gaily, happily, heartily, jovially, mirthfully—more at GAILY

mer·ri·ment noun 1 : lighthearted gaiety or fun-making : HILARITY

2 : a lively celebration or party : FESTIVITY

Synonyms

[1] cheer, cheerfulness, festivity, glee, hilarity, joviality, mirth, mirthfulness—more at MIRTH

[2] conviviality, festivity, gaiety, jollification, merrymaking, revelry—more at MERRYMAKING

mer·ry adjective mer·ri·er; -est 1 : full of gaiety or high spirits

2 : marked by festivity

3 : BRISK

Synonyms

blithe, boon, festive, gay, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful, sunny; also amused, beaming, chuckling, giggling, smiling; bright, buoyant, carefree, cheerful, cheery, chipper, lighthearted, lightsome, upbeat; animated, jaunty, lively, perky, vivacious; blessed, blissful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, gladsome, happy, high, joyful, joyous, jubilant, overjoyed, radiant, rapturous, ravished, thrilled; amusing, facetious, flippant, funny, hilarious, joking, joshing, playful, witty; careless, cavalier, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, unconcerned; hopeful, rosy, sanguine

merry–go–round noun 1 : a circular revolving platform with benches and figures of animals on which people sit for a ride

2 : a busy round of activities

mer·ry·mak·er noun : one who engages in merrymaking

Synonyms

celebrant, reveler, roisterer—more at CELEBRANT

mer·ry·mak·ing noun 1 : gay or festive activity

2 : a festive occasion

Synonyms

conviviality, festivity, gaiety, jollification, merriment, revelry; also carousal, carouse; delight, diversion, entertainment, fun, pleasure, riot; glee, joviality, mirth, mirthfulness; carnival, celebration, party, revel; frolicking, gamboling, rollicking, romping; enjoyment, happiness, joy; binge, fling, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp, spree; buffoonery, clownishness, flippancy, frivolity, jocularity, joking, joshing, levity, lightheartedness, playfulness; zaniness

me·sa noun [ORIGIN: Sp, lit., table, fr. L mensa]

: a flat-topped hill with steep sides

Synonyms

plateau, table, tableland—more at PLATEAU

mes·cal noun 1 : PEYOTE 2

2 : a usu. colorless liquor distilled from the leaves of an agave; also : this agave

mes·ca·line noun : a hallucinatory alkaloid from the peyote cactus

mes·clun noun : a mixture of young tender greens; also : a salad made with mesclun

mesdames plural