mar

Speech parts

1. mar - Noun

2. mar - Verb

4. Mar - Proper noun

Meaning

A small lake. See Mere.

To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.

To spoil; to ruin.

A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

impair spoil blemish damage corrupt defect ruin wreck stain injure pollute taint tarnish mangle disfigure
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Antonyms

garland sept november october rescript right
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Hypernyms

appearance damage maim Gregorian calendar month visual aspect

Hyponyms

nick sully mark ding blackhead mole

Phrases with the word

mar-all in del mar Mar-a-Lago face make or mar mar egeo

Derivatives

marred marring

Examples

Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event. Oscar Wilde

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes. William Shakespeare

Crows pick out the eyes of the dead, when the dead have no longer need of them; but flatterers mar the soul of the living, and her eyes they blind. Epictetus

A word out of season may mar a whole lifetime. Greek Proverb

One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock. Danish Proverb

He that canna make sport shou'd mar nane. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

maquis maquisard Maquoketa Mar Chiquita mar egeo mar-