1. A state of extreme distress
   - dire straits

Type of: pass, strait, straits

• marlin
• marline
• marlinespike
• marlingspike
• marlinspike
• marlite
• Marlowe
• marlstone
• marly
• marmalade
• marmalade box
• marmalade bush
• marmalade orange
• marmalade plum
• marmalade tree
• Marmara
• Marmara Denizi
• marmite
• Marmora
• marmoreal
• marmorean
• marmoset
• marmot
• Marmota
• Marmota caligata