Idea and Means

Idea

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

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

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

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

old	old idea	old means
good	good idea	good means
best	best idea	best means
better	better idea	better means
Other adjectives: similar, common, popular, actual, real, evil, little, main, new, traditional, possible, different.

They don't even know how they ended up in the past (Naruto had sealed away all scrolls and knowledge pertaining to Time Travel, as it was potentially dangerous), and unfortunately, they have no idea or means of undoing the situation.

Source: Peggy Sue
Daria "having an idea/suggestion" for a school activity, which actually means she made some vague comment that gave her teacher an idea she doesn't even like.

Source: Western Animation / Daria
There are several Death Note fics based on the idea that when it says writing a name in a Death Note means you go to neither heaven nor hell it means you become a shinigami.

Source: Death-Activated Superpower

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