MAR

blemish, defect, mar

(noun) a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person’s body); “a facial blemish”

March, Mar

(noun) the month following February and preceding April

mutilate, mar

(verb) destroy or injure severely; “mutilated bodies”

mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate

(verb) make imperfect; “nothing marred her beauty”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

MAR (uncountable)

Initialism of modified aspect ratio.

Anagrams

• AMR, ARM, Arm, Arm., MRA, RAM, RMA, Ram, arm, ram

Etymology 1

Verb

mar (third-person singular simple present mars, present participle marring, simple past and past participle marred)

(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.

Noun

mar (plural mars)

A blemish.

Etymology 2

Noun

mar (plural mars)

A small lake.

Anagrams

• AMR, ARM, Arm, Arm., MRA, RAM, RMA, Ram, arm, ram

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mar

Alternative form of Mar.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mar

An earldom in the Scottish peerage.

Etymology 3

Noun

Mar (plural Mars)

A title of respect in Syriac, given to all saints and also used before the Christian names of bishops.

Anagrams

• AMR, ARM, Arm, Arm., MRA, RAM, RMA, Ram, arm, ram

Source: Wiktionary


Mar, n.

Definition: A small lake. See Mere. [Prov. Eng.]

Mar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marred (märd); p. pr. & vb. n. Marring.] Etym: [OE. marren, merren, AS. merran, myrran (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian, OHG. marrjan, merran; cf. D. marren, meeren, to moor a ship, Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend. Cf. Moor, v.]

1. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface. I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks. Shak. But mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost. Dryden. Ire, envy, and despair Which marred all his borrowed visage. Milton.

2. To spoil; to ruin. "It makes us, or it mars us." "Striving to mend, to mar the subject." Shak.

Mar, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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