mean

Scrabble Points: | Base[6] | DW[12] | TW[18]
WWF Points: | Base[8] | DW[16] | TW[24]

1. Selfish in a petty way; unkind.

2. Cruel, spiteful, or malicious.

3. Ignoble; base: a mean motive.

4. Miserly; stingy.

5. Low in quality or grade; inferior.

6. Low in value or amount; paltry: paid no mean amount for the new shoes.

7. Common or poor in appearance; shabby: "The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever” ( Anne Tyler).

8. Low in social status; of humble origins.

9. Humiliated or ashamed.

10. In poor physical condition; sick or debilitated.

11. Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: The meanest storm in years.

12. Informal Ill-tempered.

13. Slang Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome: He throws a mean fast ball.

14. Slang Excellent; skillful: She plays a mean game of bridge.

15. Occupying a middle or intermediate position between two extremes.

16. Intermediate in size, extent, quality, time, or degree; medium.

1. mean business Informal To be in earnest.

2. by all means Without fail; certainly.

3. by any means In any way possible; to any extent: not by any means an easy opponent.

4. by means of With the use of; owing to: They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.

5. by no means In no sense; certainly not: This remark by no means should be taken lightly.

1. Something having a position, quality, or condition midway between extremes; a medium.

2. Mathematics A number that typifies a set of numbers, such as a geometric mean or an arithmetic mean.

3. Mathematics The average value of a set of numbers.

4. Logic The middle term in a syllogism.

5. A method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished or an end achieved.

6. Money, property, or other wealth: You ought to live within your means.

7. Great wealth: a woman of means.

1. To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed: They mean well but lack tact.

1. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth.

2. To intend to convey or indicate: "No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous” ( Henry Adams).

3. To have as a purpose or an intention; intend: I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.

4. To design, intend, or destine for a certain purpose or end: a building that was meant for storage; a student who was meant to be a scientist.

5. To have as a consequence; bring about: Friction means heat.

6. To have the importance or value of: The opinions of the critics meant nothing to him. She meant so much to me.

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