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mare
noun
an
adult
female
horse
.
•
The
farmer
owns
a
beautiful
mare
.
The
farmer
owns
a
beautiful
mare
.
•
She
grooms
her
mare
every
evening
.
She
grooms
her
mare
every
evening
.
From
Middle
English
mare
,
from
Old
English
mēare
(“
mare
”),
from
Proto-West
Germanic
*marhijō
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*marhijō
(“
mare
”).
noun
(
folklore
)
an
evil
spirit
or
goblin
that
sits
on
the
chest
of
a
sleeping
person
,
bringing
bad
dreams
or
nightmares
.
•
Legends
tell
of
a
mare
haunting
the
village
.
Legends
tell
of
a
mare
haunting
the
village
.
•
The
mare
caused
terrifying
nightmares
.
The
mare
caused
terrifying
nightmares
.
From
Old
English
mære
(“
incubus
,
nightmare
”),
from
Proto-West
Germanic
*marī
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*marī
(“
incubus
,
mare
,
goblin
”).
noun
-
mare
,
maria
a
large
dark
flat
area
on
the
moon's
surface
.
•
The
moon's
mare
looks
like
an
ocean
.
The
moon's
mare
looks
like
an
ocean
.
•
Astronomers
study
each
mare
.
Astronomers
study
each
mare
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
mare
(“
sea
”).
nightmare
noun
a
very
frightening
or
upsetting
dream
that
often
wakes
you
up
•
The
little
boy
woke
up
crying
after
a
terrifying
nightmare
.
The
little
boy
woke
up
crying
after
a
terrifying
nightmare
.
•
I
had
a
nightmare
about
being
trapped
in
a
burning
building
.
I
had
a
nightmare
about
being
trapped
in
a
burning
building
.
Old
English
‘
niðmære
’,
from
‘
night
’
+
‘
mare
’ (
an
evil
spirit
);
originally
an
evil
being
thought
to
suffocate
sleepers
.
noun
an
extremely
difficult
,
unpleasant
,
or
annoying
situation
or
experience
•
Losing
my
passport
abroad
was
a
complete
nightmare
.
Losing
my
passport
abroad
was
a
complete
nightmare
.
•
The
morning
traffic
in
the
city
is
an
absolute
nightmare
.
The
morning
traffic
in
the
city
is
an
absolute
nightmare
.
noun
in
old
folk
tales
,
an
evil
spirit
believed
to
sit
on
a
sleeper
’
s
chest
and
cause
bad
dreams
or
suffocation
•
Medieval
villagers
blamed
the
nightmare
when
someone
awoke
gasping
for
air
.
Medieval
villagers
blamed
the
nightmare
when
someone
awoke
gasping
for
air
.
•
Stories
warned
that
a
nightmare
would
ride
a
horse
until
it
sweated
foam
.
Stories
warned
that
a
nightmare
would
ride
a
horse
until
it
sweated
foam
.
The
original
meaning
of
‘
nightmare
’
was
the
evil
spirit
itself
;
only
later
did
it
shift
to
mean
the
frightening
dream
it
was
said
to
cause
.
maria
noun
-
mare
,
maria
A
vast
dark
plain
of
igneous
rock
on
the
surface
of
the
Moon
,
Mercury
,
or
a
planet
.
•
Through
the
telescope
,
we
saw
the
moon's
maria
.
Through
the
telescope
,
we
saw
the
moon's
maria
.
•
The
maria
on
Mars
look
mysterious
.
The
maria
on
Mars
look
mysterious
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
maria
,
plural
of
mare
(“
sea
”).
Early
telescopic
observers
thought
the
dark
areas
were
seas
.
mare
