mesh

C2 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /mɛʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mess /s/ vs /ʃ/ Sounds like mash /ɛ/ vs /æ/

Freq #21957

Meanings

1

noun
A material made of connected threads, wire, or rope with small evenly spaced holes.

The window was covered with a fine wire mesh to keep insects out.
2

verb
To fit or work together well.

The music meshed perfectly with the images on the screen.
3

noun
The way parts fit together by interlocking, as with gears.

The gears moved smoothly once they were in proper mesh.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a material made of... net network meshwork

3 noun · the way parts fit together... engagement interlocking

Word family

Forms meshedmeshesmeshing

Derived forms biomeshenmeshinmeshintermeshmeshablemeshfreemeshlessmeshletmeshlikemeshnessmeshworkmeshy

Etymology

From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).

mesche Middle English masc Old English *maskwǭ Proto-Germanic *mezg- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Materials & Substances

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# mesh

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /mɛʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 21957

## Meanings
1. A material made of connected threads, wire, or rope with small evenly spaced holes.
2. To fit or work together well.
3. The way parts fit together by interlocking, as with gears.

## Examples
- The window was covered with a fine wire mesh to keep insects out.
- The music meshed perfectly with the images on the screen.
- The gears moved smoothly once they were in proper mesh.

## Derived Forms
- biomesh
- enmesh
- inmesh
- intermesh
- meshable
- meshfree
- meshless
- meshlet
- meshlike
- meshness
- meshwork
- meshy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mesche
- Root: masc
- Root: *maskwǭ
- Root: *mezg-

## Etymology
From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).

## AI Etymology
Mesh is from Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”). Important recorded forms include mesche (Middle English), masc (Old English), *maskwǭ (Proto-Germanic), and *mezg- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a material made of connected threads, wire, or rope with small evenly spaced holes and to fit or work together well. The wider family includes derived forms such as biomesh, enmesh, inmesh, intermesh, and meshable.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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