Assignment and Means

Assignment

Assignment noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Means and assignment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Means" instead a noun "Assignment".

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Assignment and means are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assignment" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

old	old assignment	old means
good	good assignment	good means
special	special assignment	special means
perfect	perfect assignment	perfect means
Other adjectives: regular, popular, actual, real, easy, new, possible, primary.

Ironically, this failed assignment gives Faraday the means to make his greatest discovery (see Chekhov's Gun).

Source: Series / Cosmos aka: Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey
It's intended for use in the main plot, but Harry hopes to solve his current assignment by some more simpler means and save the Deus ex Machina for Susan.

Source: Yank the Dog's Chain
Ambiguous Gender: Gender assignment of the dragons seems arbitrary at best Artifact of Attraction: If it's shiny, the dragons likely want it and will get it through any means possible.

Source: Tabletop Game / Havok And Hijinks

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