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Definition of Mere
1. Adjective. Being nothing more than specified. "A mere child"
2. Noun. A small pond of standing water.
Generic synonyms: Pond, Pool
3. Adjective. Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications. "The simple truth"
Definition of Mere
1. n. A pool or lake.
2. n. A boundary.
3. v. t. To divide, limit, or bound.
4. n. A mare.
5. a. Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.
Definition of Mere
1. Noun. (obsolete) the sea ¹
2. Noun. (context: dialectal or literary) a pool; a small lake or pond; marsh ¹
3. Noun. boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line ¹
4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To limit; bound; divide or cause division in. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To set divisions and bounds. ¹
6. Adjective. (obsolete) famous. ¹
7. Adjective. (obsolete) pure, unalloyed (defdate 8th-17th c.) ¹
8. Adjective. (obsolete) nothing less than; complete, downright (defdate 15th-18th c.) ¹
9. Adjective. just, only; no more than (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
10. Noun. a Maori war-club ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mere
1. being nothing more than [adj MERER, MEREST] : MERELY [adv] / a pond or lake [n -S]