mere.

1. A lake or broad standing body of water, especially in British landscape descriptions.

2. Only the stated thing, often emphasizing its smallness or an unexpectedly large effect.

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Words that belong together

• quiet mere
• broad mere

On the page

Reeds bordered the quiet mere.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular mere; plural meres. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.