Merit, v. n. Profit, gain value, receive benefit, acquire desert.
Meritorious, a. Deserving, worthy, good, excellent, commendable.
Merling, n. Whiting (Merlangus vulgaris).
Merriment, n. Mirth, jollity, gayety, hilarity, joviality, sportiveness, jocularity, liveliness, frolic, noisy sport, laughter.