mace[noun]Synonyms: cudgel, bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, knobkerrie, nightstick, shillelagh
[noun]Synonyms: swindler, cheat, chiaus, con man, diddler, flimflammer, grifter, gyp, mountebank, sharpie
[verb]Synonyms: cheat, beat, bilk, chisel, cozen, diddle, do, duff, gyp, overreach
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
Mace noun [uncountable] trademark a chemical which makes your eyes and skin sting painfully. Police officers sometimes carry Mace in cans to defend themselves.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
mace /meɪs/
noun[
Sense 1: Date: 1200-1300;
Language: French;
Origin: macis, from Latin macir, from Greek]
[
Sense 2-3: Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Vulgar Latin mattia]
1. [uncountable] a spice made from the dried shell of a
nutmeg2. [countable] a heavy ball with sharp points on a short metal stick, used in the past as a weapon
3. [countable] a decorated stick that is carried by an official in some ceremonies as a sign of power ⇒
sceptre [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲