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| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. [2 definitions] |
| aggressive |
mean and unfriendly in one's actions; ready to argue or start fights. [1/2 definitions] |
| amen |
a word used at the end of a prayer or statement to mean "may it be so." |
| animal |
a brutish, mean, or cruel person. [1/5 definitions] |
| average |
the arithmetic mean gained by adding two or more quantities and then dividing by the total number of quantities. [3/9 definitions] |
| avg. |
abbreviation of "average," the arithmetic mean gained by adding two or more quantities and then dividing by the total number of quantities. |
| cattish |
spiteful, mean, vindictive, or the like; catty. [1/2 definitions] |
| centroid |
the arithmetic mean of all points that form the boundary of a two- or three-dimensional object. |
| contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust at something wicked, mean, or not worthy. [1/2 definitions] |
| could |
used to mean "can" but showing that the action or state mentioned by the verb is not real and depends on the condition mentioned in the other part of the sentence beginning with "if." [1/4 definitions] |
| covariance |
in statistics, a measure of how two variables are related, equal to the product of the deviation of each variable from its mean. In positive covariance, the two variables (such as temperature and air conditioner use) are directly related and follow the same trend. In negative covariance, the two variables (such as temperature and heater use) are inversely related and follow opposite trends. |
| cur |
an unpleasant or mean dog, esp. one of mixed breed. [1/2 definitions] |
| currish |
mean or bad-tempered; snarling. [1/3 definitions] |
| cutting |
hurting someone's feelings; mean. [1/3 definitions] |
| dastardly |
cowardly; mean; sneaky. |
| degree-day |
a unit that represents one degree of difference, from a standard temperature, in the mean outdoor temperature on a certain day. |
| denote |
to be a name for; mean. [1/2 definitions] |
| designate |
to stand for or mean. [1/2 definitions] |
| dirty |
nasty; mean. [1/6 definitions] |
| either |
used in negative sentences to mean "also." [1/5 definitions] |
| Greenwich time |
the solar time that is determined at the prime meridian through Greenwich, England, and that is used to calculate and regulate time throughout most of the world; Greenwich mean time. |
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