melee
melee
Definition
me·lee (mā′lā′, mā lā′)
noun
- a noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people
- a confused conflict or mixture
Etymology: Fr mêlée < OFr meslee: see medley
melee
Synonyms
melee
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- player: Two Murphy corners put the Bristol defense under more pressure in the difficult conditions but were cleared to safety through a melee of players.
- people: You will also be lost in the melee of people trying to contact Kodak right now.
Converse of object
- ensue: Nikki flips out and in the ensuing melee, slaps Dominic.
- result: Wilson pushed him off, and both were sent off in the resulting melee.
- join: Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula joined the melee of Kingbirds and Mockingbirds in a small area of scrub.
- watch: After watching that melee we walked across Braye beach, preceded by a White Wagtail, to check out three Ringed Plovers.
- create: Players on both sides quickly joined in, creating a melee.
Adjective modifier
- general: If you want to get away from the general melee of people, then take yourself away to the aptly titled Quiet Room.
- first: Mark had squeezed through the first jump melee without too much trouble and chased after Stuart Flockhart in sixth.
- resultant: Both Tresarrieu and Janniro hit the deck in the resultant melee and for a short time, there was concern for prostrate Adams.
- wonderful: In addition, a wonderful melee of river life on the Thames can also be appreciated while walking across the bridge.
Modifies a noun
- combat: Certain units, like archers and spearmen, are useless in melee combat and must be kept at a distance from a battle.
- weapon: Weapon Damage All melee weapons do a single point of damage.
- attack: Don't get up close either, their melee attack is painful.
- system: Thanks to the melee system which revolves around parrying and counter-attacking, the combat works very well, feeling both solid and believable.
- mode: In melee game mode, its a big battle between the 2 forces.
- game: In melee game mode, its a big battle between the 2 forces.
Noun used with modifier
- goalmouth: Six minutes later Wilde followed in his own cross to force the ball home through a goalmouth melee.
- mouth: Tina Cullen, winning her 150th England cap, scored a field goal after a goal mouth melee.
- goal: Tina Cullen, winning her 150th England cap, scored a field goal after a goal mouth melee.
