melee
21melee — [[t]me̱leɪ, AM meɪ [/t]] melees also mêlée 1) N COUNT: usu sing A melee is a noisy confusing fight between the people in a crowd. [WRITTEN] A policeman was killed and scores of people were injured in the melee. Syn: brawl 2) N SING: usu N of n A… …
22melee — melee1 /may lay, may lay , mel ay/, n. 1. a confused hand to hand fight or struggle among several people. 2. confusion; turmoil; jumble: the melee of Christmas shopping. Also, mêlée. [1640 50; < F mêlée. See MEDLEY] melee2 /may lay, may lay /, n …
23melee — also mêlée noun Etymology: French mêlée, from Old French meslee, from mesler to mix more at meddle Date: circa 1648 a confused struggle; especially a hand to hand fight among several people …
24melée — mel|ée [ˈmeleı US ˈmeıleı, meıˈleı] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: mêlée, from Old French mesler; MEDDLE] a situation in which a lot of people rush around in a confused way ▪ It s amazing that no one was hurt in the… …
25melee — UK [ˈmeleɪ] / US [ˈmeɪˌleɪ] noun [countable] Word forms melee : singular melee plural melees mainly literary 1) a noisy confused fight involving a lot of people 2) a large confused group of people or things …
26melee — /mɛˈleɪ / (say me lay), / ˈli/ (say lee) noun 1. a confused general hand to hand fight. 2. any noisy or confused situation: *The melee erupted after the small group of students attempted to storm the Gladesville office to protest against his… …
27mêlée — noun see melee …
28melee — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contention, combat, brawl, ruckus; disorder, turmoil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scuffle, rumpus, skirmish; see fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. riot, fight, free for all, *rumble, brawl,… …
29melee — In French, mêlée. mellifluous. Sounding sweet. memento, pl. mementoes …
30mêlée — see melee …
