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means

/minz/noun1 syllable

Means means: to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end.

Synonyms for means6

noun, as in to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

agency, way

noun, as in an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

instrumentality, instrumentation

noun, as in considerable capital (wealth or income)

substance

also used for means

wherewithal

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What does means mean?3

noun

1

to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end“a means of control”

2

an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

3

considerable capital (wealth or income)“he is a man of means”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with means?16

three syllables

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Means in a sentence

  • John came to terms with his problem, which means he has accepted it.unknown
  • However, only the human community has verbal languages as a means of communication.unknown
  • At any rate, we have no means of helping him.unknown
  • By means of monthly payments, people can purchase more than in the past.Miktsoanit
  • Today, automobiles have taken the place of horses as the principal means of transportation.CM
  • In communism, the means of production are owned by the state.shekitten
  • In fact, this is a major means of bureaucratic control.unknown
  • It is not the means which matters, it is the end.unknown

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Forms of means

as a noun

plural
means