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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | mean, average | Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value |
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| 2 | mean, hateful | Characterized by malice | |
| 3 | mean, base, meanspirited | Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | |
| 4 | mean | Excellent | |
| 5 | mean, beggarly | Marked by poverty befitting a beggar | |
| 6 | mean, mingy, miserly, tight | Used of persons or behavior | |
| 7 | mean, beggarly | Used of sums of money | |
| NOUN | 1 | mean, mean value | An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n |
| VERB | 1 | mean, intend | Mean or intend to express or convey |
| 2 | mean, entail, imply | Have as a logical consequence | |
| 3 | mean, intend, signify, stand for | Denote or connote | |
| 4 | mean, intend, think | Have in mind as a purpose | |
| 5 | mean | Have a specified degree of importance | |
| 6 | mean, think of, have in mind | Intend to refer to | |
| 7 | mean | Destine or designate for a certain purpose |
| Sounds | miy'n |
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| Rhymes | Aberdeen, Abilene, acetylcholine, and 182 more rhymes in iyn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value. |
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| Examples | "the mean annual rainfall" |
| Synonyms | average |
| Category | statistics |
| Similar to | normal |
| Meaning | Characterized by malice. |
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| Examples | "in a mean mood" |
| Synonyms | hateful |
| Similar to | nasty, awful |
| Adverbs | meanly |
| Meaning | Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality. |
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| Examples | "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" |
| Synonyms | base, meanspirited |
| Similar to | ignoble |
| Adverbs | meanly |
| Meaning | Excellent. |
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| Examples | "famous for a mean backhand" |
| Similar to | skilled |
| Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
| Meaning | Marked by poverty befitting a beggar. |
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| Examples | "a mean hut" |
| Synonyms | beggarly |
| Similar to | poor |
| Meaning | Used of persons or behavior. Characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity. |
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| Examples | "a mean person" |
| Synonyms | mingy, miserly, tight |
| Similar to | stingy, ungenerous |
| Meaning | Used of sums of money. So small in amount as to deserve contempt. |
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| Synonyms | beggarly |
| Similar to | stingy, ungenerous |
| Adverbs | meanly; meanly |
| Meaning | An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. |
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| Synonyms | mean value |
| Category | statistics |
| Narrower | arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected value; geometric mean; harmonic mean |
| Broader | average, norm |
| Meaning | Mean or intend to express or convey. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "You never understand what I mean!" |
| Synonyms | intend |
| Narrower | typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent; denote, refer; signify; spell, import; aim; drive, get, aim |
| Broader | convey, impart |
| Nouns | meaning; meaning |
| Meaning | Have as a logical consequence. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" |
| Synonyms | entail, imply |
| Broader | necessitate |
| Meaning | Denote or connote. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |
| Synonyms | intend, signify, stand for |
| Similar to | signify |
| Nouns | meaning; meaning |
| Meaning | Have in mind as a purpose. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They mean to move |
| Examples | "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you" |
| Synonyms | intend, think |
| Narrower | design; plan, be after; aim, purpose, purport, propose |
| Broader | will, wish |
| Meaning | Have a specified degree of importance. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything" |
| Meaning | Intend to refer to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| Synonyms | think of, have in mind |
| Narrower | mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer |
| Broader | associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect |
| Meaning | Destine or designate for a certain purpose. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "These flowers were meant for you" |
| Broader | intend, destine, designate, specify |