meaning |
definition or signification; sense. [5 definitions] |
meaningful |
full of meaning or significance. |
meaningless |
empty of meaning or value; purposeless. |
meanly |
in a lowly or humble manner. [2 definitions] |
meanness |
the state or characteristic of being vicious or inhumane. [2 definitions] |
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. |