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Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Mean" Definition
noun
A method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished or an end achieved.
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Great wealth: a woman of means.
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Logic The middle term in a syllogism.
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Mathematics A number that typifies a set of numbers, such as a geometric mean or an arithmetic mean.
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Mathematics The average value of a set of numbers.
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idiom
By all means Without fail; certainly.
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By any means In any way possible; to any extent: not by any means an easy opponent.
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By means of With the use of; owing to: They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.
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By no means In no sense; certainly not: This remark by no means should be taken lightly.
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Mean business Informal To be in earnest.
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adjective
Common or poor in appearance; shabby: "The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever” ( Anne Tyler).
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Cruel, spiteful, or malicious.
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Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: The meanest storm in years.
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Humiliated or ashamed.
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Ignoble; base: a mean motive.
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verb-transitive
To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth.
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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.
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To have as a consequence; bring about: Friction means heat.
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To have as a purpose or an intention; intend: I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.
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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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verb-intransitive
To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed: They mean well but lack tact.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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