Means
nnoun.actthing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an endSynset:agency way
Examples:- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success
Derivationally Related Form:agential
Hypernyms:effectuation implementation
Inherited Hypernyms:meansimplementationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:desperate measuredintescapeexpedientfast trackinstrumentopen sesameroadsalvationstepping stonetooltoothvoicewings
Full Hyponyms:crutchdesperate measuredintescapeexpedientfast trackimprovisationinstrumentmakeshiftopen sesamepis allerroadroyal roadsalvationstepping stonetoothvoicewings
nnoun.artifactan instrumentality for accomplishing some endHypernyms:instrumentality instrumentation
Inherited Hypernyms:meansinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.possessionconsiderable capital (wealth or income)Synset:substance
Hypernyms:capital
Inherited Hypernyms:meanscapitalassetspossessionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:pocketbookwherewithal
Full Hyponyms:pocketbookwherewithal
nnoun.cognitionan average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of nTopic:statistics
Synset:mean mean value
Derivationally Related Form:mean
Hypernyms:average norm
Inherited Hypernyms:meanaveragestatisticdatuminformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arithmetic meanexpectationexpected valuefirst momentgeometric meanharmonic mean
Full Hyponyms:arithmetic meangeometric meanharmonic mean
vverb.communicationmean or intend to express or conveySynset:intend mean
Examples:- You never understand what I mean!
- what do his words intend?
Derivationally Related Form:intentmeaning
Hypernyms:convey
Inherited Hypernyms:meanconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:aimdrivegetimportrepresentsignifyspellstand forsymbolisesymbolizetypify
Full Troponyms:aimbodydriveembodyexemplifysignifyspelltypify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.stativehave as a logical consequenceSynset:entail imply mean
Examples:- The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
Derivationally Related Form:implicativeimplicationentailment
Hypernyms:necessitate
Inherited Hypernyms:entailnecessitateleadleaveproducemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationdenote or connoteSynset:intend mean signify stand for
Examples:- 'maison' means 'house' in French
- An example sentence would show what this word means
Derivationally Related Form:signsignificationmeaningsignifier
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Direct Hyponyms:denoterefer
Full Troponyms:announceapplybullet votedenoteenumerateeuphemizeexpresshark backitemizelistnamenumberrecurslurtwistvote
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionhave in mind as a purposeSynset:intend mean think
Examples:- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
Derivationally Related Form:intentionintent
Inherited Hypernyms:intend
Direct Hyponyms:aimbe afterdesignplanproposepurportpurpose
Full Troponyms:aimdesigndraw a bead onhopeoverrunovershootplanthink out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- to move (apply to: mean, intend, think)
vverb.stativehave a specified degree of importanceExamples:- My ex-husband means nothing to me
- Happiness means everything
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionintend to refer toSynset:have in mind mean think of
Examples:- I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France
- Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
Hypernyms:associate colligate connect link link up relate tie in
Inherited Hypernyms:think ofassociatethink
Direct Hyponyms:advertbring upcitementionnamerefer
Full Troponyms:commendcross-referdrag upinvokementionnamedropquoteraiserememberspeak of the deviltouch on
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitiondestine or designate for a certain purposeExamples:- These flowers were meant for you
Hypernyms:designate destine intend specify
Inherited Hypernyms:meanintendplanthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP