| means |
(used with a sing. verb) a method, way, or agency used to reach a goal or accomplish something. [2 definitions] |
| means test |
an inquiry into a person's financial status and economic resources, esp. to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation, welfare payments, low-cost housing, or the like. |
| meant |
past tense and past participle of mean1. |
| meantime |
the specified interval of time. [2 definitions] |
| meanwhile |
at the same time; during or in the same interval of time. |
| measles |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a very contagious but short-lived disease, usu. affecting children, that is caused by a virus and accompanied by fever and an eruption of red spots on the skin. [2 definitions] |
| measly |
(informal) ridiculously inadequate or unsatisfactory; paltry. [2 definitions] |
| measurable |
capable of being measured; quantifiable. [2 definitions] |
| measure |
calculation of exact dimensions within time or space, such as length, quantity, duration, weight, or capacity. [14 definitions] |
| measured |
restrained; deliberate. [3 definitions] |
| measureless |
incapable of being measured; having no boundaries or limits; infinite. |
| measurement |
the act or process of measuring specific dimensions. [2 definitions] |
| measure out |
to mark off and separate from the whole. |
| measures |
things that are done to get a particular result. |
| measuring cup |
a graduated cup used esp. in cooking for measuring ingredients, or a cup intended to hold one specific amount of an ingredient. |
| measuring spoon |
a spoon, often attached with others of different sizes as a set, that when filled gives a specific amount of a substance, used especially in cooking. |
| measuringworm |
a caterpillar that moves by bringing the rear end of its body forward and then advancing the front; inchworm. |
| meat |
the flesh of animals, esp. mammals, when used or regarded as food. [4 definitions] |
| meatball |
chopped or ground meat that is seasoned, shaped into a small ball, and cooked, often in a sauce. [2 definitions] |
| meathead |
(slang) a stupid person; dullard. |
| meatless |
combined form of meat. |