means
Because it is a word with a single syllable, means is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmeans
- To lament.
- To intend.
- To convey (a meaning).
- To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
Example: "Does she really mean what she said to him last night?"
- To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
Example: "One faltering step means certain death."
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
Example: "Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle."
- (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
- 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.
- Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Resources; riches.
Example: "He was living beyond his means."
- An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
Example: "A car is a means of transport."
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