mead
Meanings
Plural: meads
Noun
- United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
- United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931)
- made of fermented honey and water
- An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
- A drink composed of syrup of sarsaparilla or other flavouring extract, and water, and sometimes charged with carbon dioxide.
- A meadow.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mede, from Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) (whence English methyl), Lithuanian medùs, Old Church Slavonic медъ (medŭ, “honey”), Persian می (mey), Sanskrit मधु (mádhu), Welsh medd, Finnish mesi, Chinese 蜜 (mì).
Synonyms
George Herbert Mead, Margaret Mead
Scrabble Score: 7
mead is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmead is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 8
mead is a valid Words With Friends word