MELLAY

Meaning of MELLAY in English

noun a melee; a conflict.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MELLAY — məˈlā, meˈlā, ˈme(ˌ)lā, ˈmelē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English melle, from Middle French meslee, medlee, melee mixture, quarrel, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELLAY — (n.) A melee; a conflict.
Английский словарь Webster
MELLAY — ( n. ) A melee; a conflict.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MELLAY — Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BRAWL 2, bobbery, broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, row, ruction, set-to 2 Synonyms: CLASH 2, affray, …
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MELLAY — n. ; ( also melley ) Conflict. See mêlée .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MELLAY — noun 1. Synonyms: brawl 2, bobbery, broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, row, ruction, set-to 2. Synonyms: clash 2, affray, brush, …
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MELLY — ˈmelē archaic variant of mellay
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELEE — also spelled mellay ancient and medieval game, a predecessor of modern football (soccer), in which a round or oval object, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIRMISH — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CLASH 2, affray, brush, fray, melee, mellay, scrimmage Related Words: assault, attack; ambush Contrasted Words: …
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SCRIMMAGE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CLASH 2, affray, brush, fray, melee, mellay, skirmish Related Words: scuffle; fight; free-for-all 2 Synonyms: …
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MELEE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CLASH 2, affray, brush, fray, mellay, scrimmage, skirmish Related Words: dogfight, scuffle 2 Synonyms: BRAWL …
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FRAY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BRAWL 2, affray, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, melee, row, ruction, scuffle Related Words: contention, discord, …
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CLASH — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: IMPACT 1, bump, collision, concussion, crash, jar, jolt, shock, smash, wallop 2 a sharp and …
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BRUSH — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: ENCOUNTER , run-in, set-to, skirmish, velitation Related Words: clash, engagement 2 Synonyms: CLASH 2, affray, …
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BRAWL — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: QUARREL , altercation, bickering, dispute, dust, dustup, feud, fight, hassle, squabble 2 a rough, noisy, …
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AFFRAY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BRAWL 2, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, fray, melee, row, ruction, scuffle 2 Synonyms: CLASH 2, …
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MELLEY — n. See mellay
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MÊLÉE — n. [ Fr. ] Fight ( of combatants confusedly mixed ), affray, contest, fray, broil, brawl, scuffle, mellay, hand-to-hand conflict.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CLASH — I. verb 1. Synonyms: bump 1, collide, ||prang 2. to be markedly out of harmony garish colors that clashed almost …
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BRUSH — I. verb to touch or strike lightly (as in passing) they brushed fenders but no real damage was done Synonyms: …
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BRAWL — I. verb Synonyms: quarrel , bicker, brabble, caterwaul, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle II. noun 1. Synonyms: quarrel , …
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SKIRMISH — noun 1. Synonyms: clash 2, affray, brush, fray, melee, mellay, scrimmage Related Word: assault, attack; ambush Contrasted words: pitched battle …
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SCRIMMAGE — noun 1. Synonyms: clash 2, affray, brush, fray, melee, mellay, skirmish Related Word: scuffle; fight; free-for-all 2. Synonyms: brawl 2, …
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MELEE — noun 1. Synonyms: clash 2, affray, brush, fray, mellay, scrimmage, skirmish Related Word: dogfight, scuffle 2. Synonyms: brawl 2, affray, …
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FRAY — noun 1. Synonyms: brawl 2, affray, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, melee, row, ruction, scuffle Related Word: contention, discord, dissension, strife …
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AFFRAY — noun 1. Synonyms: brawl 2, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, fray, melee, row, ruction, scuffle 2. Synonyms: clash 2, brush, fray, …
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