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means
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way, method |
| Synonyms: | agency, agent, aid, apparatus, auspices, avenue, channel, course, dodge*, equipment, expedient, factor, fashion, gimmick, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, machinery, manner, measure, mechanism, medium, ministry, mode, modus operandi, organ, organization, paraphernalia, path, power, process, road, route, step, stepping-stone, system, tactic, technique, trick, vehicle, ways and means |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average |
| Synonyms: | balance, center, compromise, happy medium, median, middle, middle course, midpoint, norm, par |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | signify, convey |
| Synonyms: | add up, adumbrate, allude, allude to, argue, attest, augur, betoken, connote, denote, designate, determine, drive at, express, foreshadow, foretell, herald, hint at, imply, import, indicate, intimate, involve, name, point to, portend, presage, promise, purport, represent, say, speak of, spell, stand for, suggest, symbolize, tell the meaning of, touch on |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in mind; intend |
| Synonyms: | aim, anticipate, aspire, contemplate, design, desire, destine, direct, expect, fate, fit, make, match, plan, predestine, preordain, propose, purpose, resolve, set out, suit, want, wish |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
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| Concept: | Means. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
means, resources, wherewithal, ways and means; capital (money); revenue; stock in trade; provision; a shot in the locker; appliances (machinery); means and appliances; conveniences; cards to play; expedients (measures); two strings to one's bow; sheet anchor (safety); aid; medium..
-verbs
find means, have means, possess means
-adjectives
-adverbs
by means of, with; by what means, by all means, by any means, by some means; wherewith, herewith, therewith; wherewithal., how (in what manner); through (by the instrumentality of); with the aid of, by the aid of (assistance) [more]; by the agency of.
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| Concept: | Mean. |
| Category: | 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
mean, medium, intermedium, average, balance, mediocrity, generality; median, mode; golden mean (mid-course) [more]; middle; compromise; middle course, middle state; neutrality.
-verbs
split the difference; take the average; reduce to a mean; strike a balance, pair off.
-adjectives
mean, intermediate; middle; average; neutral; mediocre, middle-class; commonplace (unimportant).
-adverbs
on an average, in the long run; taking one with another, taking all things together, taking it for all in all; communibus annis, in round numbers.
-phrases
medium tenuere beati.
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| Main Entry: | agency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, instrumentality |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, auspices, channel, efficiency, force, influence, instrument, instrumentality, intercession, intervention, means, mechanism, mediation, medium, operation, organ, vehicle, work |
| Main Entry: | agent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, instrument for achievement |
| Synonyms: | cause, channel, factor, force, means, medium, organ, power, vehicle |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment with a purpose |
| Synonyms: | accoutrement, appliance, black box, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad, doohickey, furnishings, gaff, gear, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, grabber, habiliments, idiot box, implement, jigger, job*, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, whosis, widget |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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