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Definitions for Mars

[1] the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
[2] Astronomy . the planet fourth in order from the sun, having a diameter of 4222 miles (6794 km), a mean distance from the sun of 141.6 million miles (227.9 million km), a period of revolution of 686.95 days, and two moons.
[3] (often lowercase ) of or relating to any of various pigments used in painting that are artificially made from an iron oxide base: Mars color; Mars pigments.
[4] to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
[5] to disfigure, deface, or scar: The scratch marred the table.
[6] (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
[7] the Roman god of war, the father of Romulus and Remus Greek counterpart: Ares
[8] Also called: the Red Planet the fourth planet from the sun, having a reddish-orange surface with numerous dark patches and two white polar caps. It has a thin atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide, and low surface temperatures. Spacecraft encounters have revealed a history of volcanic activity and running surface water. The planet has two tiny satellites, Phobos and Deimos. Mean distance from sun: 228 million km; period of revolution around sun: 686.98 days; period of axial rotation: 24.6225 hours; diameter and mass: 53.2 and 10.7 per cent that of earth respectively
[9] the alchemical name for iron
[10] (tr) to cause harm to; spoil or impair
[11] a disfiguring mark; blemish
[12] March

Words related to Mars

sully, harm, wreck, tarnish, ruin, bruise, taint, impair, spoil, blight, stain, scar, deface, ding, blemish, disfigure, injure, bend, scratch, warp

Words nearby Mars

marry in haste, repent at leisure, marry into, marry off, marry up, marryat, Mars, mars brown, mars red, mars violet, mars yellow, marsala

Origin of Mars

eFirst recorded in 1870–75

Other words from Mars

un·marred , adjective
un·mar·ring , adjective

Word origin for Mars

Old English merran; compare Old Saxon merrian to hinder, Old Norse merja to bruise

Synonyms for Mars

blight, bruise, harm, impair, ruin, scar, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, wreck, bend, blemish, blot, break, deface, deform, detract, ding, disfigure, injure, maim, mangle, mutilate, queer, scratch, tweak, vitiate, warp, foul up, louse up, mess up, rough up, shake up