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mell Definition

mell (mel)

intransitive verb

  1. to mingle; mix
  2. to meddle

Etymology: ME mellen < OFr meller, var. of mesler: see meddle

transitive verb

Brit., Dialectal to mingle; mix

mell Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Do not use a mell on stone or metal, as the cast iron head will shatter.

Adjective modifier

  • little: Every hour through the night, he went round the whole colliery, carrying with him his lamp an ' his little wooden mell.

Modifies a noun

  • wi: Ti yield is ti becum a slave, ti fecht is but ti mell wi the desert sand foraye.

Noun used with modifier

  • pell: It's great, intoxicating darkness, going pell mell for the burn.

Browse dictionary entries near mell

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  1. melliferous
  2. mellifluent
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  5. mellophone
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  7. mellow
  8. mellowed
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  10. melodic