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meansnounpl. of mean an action planned or taken to achieve a desired resultwon the competition by fair and honest means expedient, measure, move, shift, step act, action, deed, doing, feat, thingcourse, procedure, proceeding, processaccomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, exploit, success, triumphactivity, affair, business, dealing, enterprise, eventattempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, initiative, operation, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, undertaking, whackeffort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, while, workproject, proposal, propositionmakeshift, resort, resource, stopgapcountermeasure, countermove, counterstep something used to achieve an endthe ends don't justify the means agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, medium, ministry, organ, vehicle determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, toolweaponactivator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, triggerantecedent, cause, occasion, reasonsubagency, subagent the total of one's money and propertya woman of considerable means assets, capital, fortune, opulence, riches, substance, wealth, wherewithal, worth belongings, chattels, effects, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions, thingsbankroll, deep pockets, finances, funds, money, walletabundance, affluence, prosperity, successtreasure, valuablesaccession, acquisition, personal property, personalty, propertynest egg, reserve, resources, savings, treasury debts, liabilitiesindebtedness to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mindthe national anthem means various things to various people denotes, expresses, imports, intends, signifies, spells connotes, implies, suggestsadds up (to), amounts (to)hints, infers, insinuates, intimatesembodies, epitomizes, personifies, represents, symbolizes, symbolsadverts, alludes (to), cites, instances, mentions, refers (to), specifies, touches (on or upon)designates, indicates, points (to), signalsannounces, declares, proclaimselucidates, explains to be of importanceyour presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me counts, imports, matters, signifies, weighs affects, concerns, influences, swaysadds up (to), amounts (to) carries weight, cuts ice to have in mind as a purpose or goalI mean to win this race aims, allows(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspires, calculates, contemplates, designs, goes(chiefly Southern & Midland), intends, looks, meditates, plans, proposes, purports, purposes dreams, hopes, wishesconsiders, debates, mulls (over), pondersattempts, endeavors, strives, struggles, triesplots, schemesaccomplishes, achieves, effects, executes, performs figures on to serve as a sign or symptom ofthese colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived |