mare

Meanings

Noun

female equine animal
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
An adult female horse.
A foolish woman.
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.
A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.
A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon
On Saturn's moon Titan, any of several lakes which are large expanses of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.
Obsolete form of mayor.
Obsolete form of mair.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mīere (“female horse, mare”), from Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”), from *marhaz (“horse”).
Cognates
See also Scots mere, meir, mear (“mare”), North Frisian mar (“mare, horse”), West Frisian merje (“mare”), Dutch merrie (“mare”), Danish mær (“mare”), Swedish märr (“mare”), Icelandic meri (“mare”), German Mähre (“decrepit old horse”)), Old English mearh.

Synonyms

female horse, maria

Antonyms

stallion, stud and gelding refer to adult male horses

Scrabble Score: 6

mare is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mare is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mare is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

mare is a valid Words With Friends word