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US
/ˈminz/
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[ UK /mˈiːnz/ ]
[ UK /mˈiːnz/ ]
NOUN
- an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
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considerable capital (wealth or income)
he is a man of means -
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
a means of control
an example is the best agency of instruction
the true way to success
How To Use means In A Sentence
- Concentration now had to be aimed at the means of transporting the aircraft from the field to the carrier in Glasgow.
- The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores. Matthew Yglesias » Krakow
- You could get the go-ahead for a project that means a lot to you. The Sun
- According to what I read in a couple of dictionaries, "gild" means to decorate the outside of something, usually unnecessarily. Untwisted Vortex
- A liquor pour cost of 18.3%, for example, means that it cost a little more than 18 cents to generate a dollar of liquor sales.
- Silence is the rule for our heroes, and that means a bit of extra claustrophobia to scenes that would otherwise be totally generic.
- It sits a little lower and the lower floor means more luggage and interior space. The Sun
- That not only means that more information can be crunched at once, but these chips can also handle more complex instructions.
- The illness means sufferers' pulmonary arteries have thicker and less elastic walls. The Sun
- The parable Jesus told about the prodigal son shows us what love means.