Mead

Mead  (md), George Herbert 1863-1931.

American philosopher and social theorist and reformer. He was a leader of the American pragmatists and contributed greatly to the development of social psychology.

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Mead, Lake

A reservoir of southeast Nevada and northwest Arizona formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. It is the center of a large recreational area.

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mead ¹  (md)

n.

An alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water.

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[Middle English, from Old English meodu; see medhu- in Indo-European roots.]

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mead ²  (md)

n. Archaic

A meadow.

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[Middle English mede, from Old English md; see m-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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mead ¹

Noun

a wine-like alcoholic drink made from honey, often with spices added [Old English meodu]

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mead ²

Noun

Archaic or poetic a meadow [Old English mǣd]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mead - United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) Margaret Mead
	2.	Mead - United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) George Herbert Mead
	3.	mead - made of fermented honey and water honey - a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees brew, brewage - drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling metheglin - spiced or medicated mead hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented