MARS

Mars, Red Planet

(noun) a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; “Mars has two satellites”

Mars

(noun) (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

mars

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mar

Noun

mars

plural of mar

Anagrams

• ARMs, ASMR, ASRM, M.R.A.S., MRAs, MRSA, MSAR, Masr, RAMs, Rams, SARM, SRAM, arms, mas'r, rams, rasm

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mars

(astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂

(Roman god) The Roman god of war.

Synonym: Ares

(poetic) War; a personification of war.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mars

The Mars Bar, a brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling.

Etymology 3

Alternative forms.

Noun

Mars

Alternative form of Mas

Anagrams

• ARMs, ASMR, ASRM, M.R.A.S., MRAs, MRSA, MSAR, Masr, RAMs, Rams, SARM, SRAM, arms, mas'r, rams, rasm

Proper noun

MARS

Initialism of Military Auxiliary Radio System.

Anagrams

• ARMs, ASMR, ASRM, M.R.A.S., MRAs, MRSA, MSAR, Masr, RAMs, Rams, SARM, SRAM, arms, mas'r, rams, rasm

Source: Wiktionary

Mars, n. Etym: [L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic Mavors, gen. Mavortis.]

1. (Rom. Myth.)

Definition: The god of war and husbandry.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.

3. (Alchemy)

Definition: The metallic element iron, the symbol of which was the same as that of the planet Mars. [Archaic] Chaucer. Mars brown, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.

MAR

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