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mean::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beggarly |
| Derivation | meanness |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bastardly |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | entail, imply |
| Type of | necessitate |
The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers.
mean::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mean value |
| Type of | average, norm |
| Has types | expected value, arithmetic mean, harmonic mean, expectation, first moment, geometric mean |
mean::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | base, meanspirited |
| Derivation | meanness |
taking a mean advantage.
chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort.
something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics.
| Type | Words |
|---|
famous for a mean backhand.
Examples of mean
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The legislation would mean life without parole for those currently on death row.
From the dailyherald.com
This does not mean that universal insurance cannot be obtained constitutionally.
From the newsweek.com
Coming up with something truly original and tangible in yogurt was no mean feat.
From the forbes.com
The initial estimate is that consolidation would mean about 25 fewer state jobs.
From the denverpost.com
Fast, furious and incessantly updated, sometimes mean-spirited and presumptuous.
From the denverpost.com
For much of the country, freezing temperatures mean slim pickings at the market.
From the online.wsj.com
This does not mean, however, that some recipes won't come down to the very wire.
From the timesunion.com
High season here doesn't mean elbowing throngs of tourists a la Big Sur in July.
From the sfgate.com
The system's new revenue would mean a net drop of $290 million in state support.
From the sacbee.com
- Average: 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"
- An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- Mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
- Entail: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
- Hateful: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
- Base: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
- In statistics, mean has two related meanings: * the arithmetic mean (and is distinguished from the geometric mean or harmonic mean). * the expected value of a random variable, which is also called the population mean.
- MEAN (Music, Entertainment, Art News) is an American bi-monthly magazine that covers a wide spectrum of pop culture, focusing on trailblazers in the fields of fashion, art, and cinema. ...
- Mean is the fifth album by the band Montrose. It has much more of a glam metal sound than previous Montrose albums.
