Temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly" the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase" large and

Of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincol

In full operation; "a going concern" advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" act of departing
A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" spend or use time; "I may be an hour" represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi wa

Of or relating to or made from a ceramic; "a ceramic dish" an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
A fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" the part of the earth's surface covered