mere
1. mere \'mi(*)r\ n [ME, fr. OE - more at MARINE] : a sheet of standing water : POOL 2. mere n [ME, fr. OE m-re - more at MUNITION] archaic : BOUNDARY, LANDMARK 3. mere aj [ME, fr. L merus pure, unmixed - more at MORN] obs 1: ABSOLUTE, UNDIMINISHED 2: apart from anything else : BARE 3: having no admixture : PURE - mere.ly av