Sekirov Dictionary

mare

UK /mɛə/US /mɛɚ/

noun 4
/ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/ noun 2
forms 2
phrases 1

noun4

An adult female horse.
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(slang, offensive) A foolish woman.
- The silly mare phoned your mother, talking about applying for a mortgage, and we don't want that, do we? — 2007
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(UK, informal) A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.
- I'm having a complete mare today.
(no longer used, historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.

mare

/ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/

noun2

A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon.
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On Saturn's moon Titan, any of several lakes which are large expanses of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.
- Kraken Mare (a lake of liquid hydrocarbons on Titan which is slightly larger than the Caspian Sea)

forms

mares · maria

Phrases with mare

shanks' mare
One's own feet used for walking.

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