mena

n. [ F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, -acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. Amenable, Demean, Imminent, Minatory. ] The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come. [ 1913 Webster ]

His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his menaces. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dark menace of the distant war. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Menaced p. pr. & vb. n. Menacing ] [ OF. menacier, F. menacer. See Menace, n. ] 1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war. [ 1913 Webster ]

My master . . . did menace me with death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted. [ 1913 Webster ]

By oath he menaced
Revenge upon the cardinal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who ever knew the heavens menace so? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who menaces. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a threatening manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ See Menagerie. ] 1. A collection of animals; a menagerie. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A social group living together; a household.
Syn. -- family, household, house. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. A menage a trois. [ PJC ]

‖n. See manege. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., household for three ] 1. A relationship involving three people, especially one in which three people live together and have sexual relations, such as a married couple and a lover of one of the pair. [ PJC ]

2. A single sexual encounter in which three people participate. [ PJC ]

3. [ figurative ] An unlikely situation in which a group of three people not normally associated with each other participate in an activity together. [ PJC ]

For the first time in World Championships history, two racers shared the first-place gold medal. Maier and Kjus arm-in-arm on the podium, with Austrian Hans Knauss just .01 seconds back from making it a menage-a-trois.
Andrew Hood (http://classic.mountainzone.com/ski/worldcup/99/worldchamps/superg-m.html) [ PJC ]