mean.

1. Adjective

   approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

   the average income in New England is below that of the nation

   of average height for his age

   the mean annual rainfall

2. Adjective

   characterized by malice

   a hateful thing to do

   in a mean mood

3. Adjective

   having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

   that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble

   taking a mean advantage

   chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort

   something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics

4. Adjective

   marked by poverty befitting a beggar

   a beggarly existence in the slums

   a mean hut

5. Adjective

   (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

   a mean person

   he left a miserly tip

6. Adjective

   (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

7. Adjective

   of no value or worth

   I was caught in the bastardly traffic

8. Adjective

   very good; of the highest quality

   made an excellent speech

   he was a splendid teacher

   a first-class mind

   famous for a mean backhand

9. Noun

   an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

10. Verb

    mean or intend to express or convey

    You never understand what I mean!

    what do his words intend?

11. Verb

    have as a logical consequence

    The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers

12. Verb

    denote or connote

    ‘maison’ means ‘house’ in French

    An example sentence would show what this word means

13. Verb

    have in mind as a purpose

    I mean no harm

    I only meant to help you

    She didn't think to harm me

    We thought to return early that night

14. Verb

    have a specified degree of importance

    My ex-husband means nothing to me

    Happiness means everything

15. Verb

    intend to refer to

    I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France

    Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!

16. Verb

    destine or designate for a certain purpose

    These flowers were meant for you

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1. Verbtransitive

   To intend.

   To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.

2. Verbintransitive

   To intend.

   To have as intentions of a given kind.

3. Verbpassiveregionaltransitive

   To intend.

   To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.

4. Verbtransitive

   To intend.

   To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.

5. Verbtransitive

   To convey (a meaning).

   To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).

6. Verbtransitive

   To convey (a meaning).

   Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.

7. Verbtransitive

   To convey (a meaning).

   Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

8. Verbtransitive

   To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

9. Verbtransitive

   To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).

10. Verbusuallywith to

    To be of some level of importance.

11. VerbIrelandUKregional

    To lament.

12. Adjectiveobsolete

    Common; general.

13. Adjectivearchaic

    Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.

14. Adjective

    Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.

15. Adjective

    Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.

16. Adjective

    Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

17. AdjectiveUK

    Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

18. Adjective

    Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.

19. Adjective

    Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.

20. Adjective

    Powerful; fierce; strong.

21. Adjectivecolloquial

    Hearty; spicy.

22. Adjectivecolloquial

    Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.

23. Adjectivechildishinformaloften

    Difficult, tricky.

24. Adjectivenot comparable

    Having the mean as its value; average.

25. Adjectivenot comparableobsolete

    Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.

26. Nounalsoin a singular sense

    A method or course of action used to achieve some result.

27. Nounobsoletesingular

    An intermediate step or intermediate steps.

28. Noun

    Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.

29. Nounhistorical

    The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.

30. Noun

    Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.

31. Noun

    Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.

    The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.

32. Noun

    Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.

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