Definition of MESA

mesa

Meanings

Plural: mesas

Noun

  • flat tableland with steep edges
    • "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"
  • a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
  • Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
  • a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it

Origin / Etymology

First attested 1759, from Spanish mesa (“table”), from Latin mēnsa. Doublet of mensa.

Synonyms

table

Scrabble Score: 6

mesa is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mesa is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mesa is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

mesa is a valid Words With Friends word