Mean
Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
How words are described
| old | old mean | old term |
| full | full mean | full term |
| common | common mean | common term |
| specific | specific mean | specific term |
| Other adjectives: standard, affectionate, correct, legal, rude, vulgar, actual, real, different, generic, outdated, catch-all. | ||
Common collocations
| doom | mean doom | term doom |
| destruction | mean destruction | term destruction |
| whatever | mean whatever | term whatever |
Both words in one sentence
- This was submitted to Webster's Dictionary as, "D or d: a term used in science to mean density." Of course, someone misread it, and for decades "dord" was in the dictionary.
Source: Neologism - FDA has rejected the term "corn sugar" as a term for H.F.C.S., though, because "corn sugar" was already being used to mean dextrose.
Source: Unfortunate Ingredients -
The first half calls the other Care Bears, the second half prefers to call the other variations of term 'mean' and 'jerk'.
Source: Video Game Cruelty Punishment
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