means
842
2.7
- noun
- /miːnz/
:
medio
- The Three Artistic Processes provide a means for teachers to deliver a balanced, comprehensive music curriculum.
- means of communication
- provide a means
- peaceful means
It is the control of the means for all our ends.
- It is the control of the means for all our ends.
- It is just a tool, a means, not an end.
- Hello Comrade Leno, what is the deal with means of production now?
- That virtue would just be a means to would be.
Examples
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Clinton also reiterated that he would use any means to stop North Korea's nuclear project.
Academic text (1999) -
The democratic government also used diplomatic means to guarantee Chile better access to important markets.
Academic text (1999) -
But how? - By means of applied psychology.
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The President has granted law enforcement the ability to use whatever means necessary to stop those affected by these drugs.
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The final set of interviews provided the means for students to reflect on the entire year.
Academic text (2011) -
Use campus duty assignments as a means of developing positive rapport with students, parents, and colleagues.
Academic text (2011) -
For Scalia, reliance on text and tradition is a means of constraining judicial discretion.
Academic text (1999) -
De Witt therefore turned to Cartesian perspective as a means of rendering the unfathomable realm.
Academic text (2011) -
There are many different means to achieve success in your career.
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She used every available means to raise funds for the charity.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
How someone does something or how it happens
823
3.8
An action taken to deal with a problem or reach a goal
77
5.5
A person or thing used by someone to carry out their plans
12
5.5
A method an artist or writer uses to create a particular effect
1
8.0
A thing that helps achieve a goal, like a tool or method
Idioms
5
7.0
To do whatever is needed to reach a goal, even if the actions are difficult or harmful
Compounds
- Formal
22
6.3
A permanent group in the US House that suggests laws about taxes and government money
- Formal
1
4.2
A government check of how much money someone has to see if they can get financial help
- Specialized
A tall grass that spreads by creeping roots and feeds animals but can be a farm pest
How Useful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Means comes from an old idea of something in the 'middle' that connects you to a goal, like a bridge or a medium. So a means is a way or tool that helps you reach or achieve something.