Email is becoming an increasinglypopular mode of communication.
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Systems and methods for doing things
modality
method
system
2
countable one of a series of ways that a machine can be made to work
in manual/automatic mode
Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behaviour
backfire
burn up
come to life
3
singular/uncountable informala particular way of behaving or feeling, or a way of behaving or feeling that is suitable for a particular situation or person
in...mode:
Don’t ask me anything about work because I’m in holiday mode.
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General words for behaviour and attitudes
default setting
behaviour
instinct
4
countable usually singularformala particular fashion or style of art, literature, clothes etc
mode of:
a novelwritten in the mode of a detectivestory
He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.
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Styles and methods in art
abstract expressionism
agitprop
aquatint
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The fashion industry
bespoke
catwalk
collection
mode
noun
US /moʊd/
Other entries for this word
à la modeadjective, adverb
browse modenoun
stealth modenoun
mode of trial hearingnoun
form/mode/term of addressphrase
Word Forms
singular
mode
plural
modes
DEFINITIONS5
way of living/doing something
way machine works
art/clothes/etc. fashion
in music
way of behaving
1
countable a particular way of doing something
mode of:
an efficient mode of production
E-mail is becoming an increasinglypopular mode of communication.
Synonyms and related words
Systems and methods for doing things
modality
method
system
2
countable one of a series of ways that a machine can be made to work
in manual/automatic mode
Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behavior
backfire
burn up
come to life
3
countable usually singularformala particular fashion or style of art, literature, clothes, etc.
mode of:
a novelwritten in the mode of a detectivestory
He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.
Synonyms and related words
Styles and methods in art
abstract expressionism
agitprop
aquatint
Synonyms and related words
The fashion industry
bespoke
catwalk
collection
4
countable musicone of the systems available for arranging musical notes into tunes
Synonyms and related words
Musical sounds
chord
crescendo
discord
5
singular/uncountable informala particular way of behaving or feeling, or a way of behaving or feeling that is appropriate for a particular situation or person
in...mode:
Don’t ask me anything about work because I’m in vacation mode.