Water Cycle Definition - The water cycle is a series of processes that a body of water goes through as it transitions between the earth's oceans, the...
Merle /mer-le/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Merle) is pronounced merl. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Merle is blackbird. Country-western singer Merle Haggard has made this name familiar.
Synonym Discussion of supple. elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple mean able to endure strain without being permanently injured. elastic implies the property of resisting deformation by stretching an elastic waistband.