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| Main Entry: |
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
| 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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