Mean and Term

Mean

Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.

Term and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a verb "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Term

Term verb - To give a name to.
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Synonyms for Term

Mean and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead a verb "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

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Other adjectives: standard, affectionate, correct, legal, rude, vulgar, actual, real, different, generic, outdated, catch-all.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.
  • Video Game Cruelty Punishment The first half calls the other Care Bears, the second half prefers to call the other variations of term 'mean' and 'jerk'.
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