Definition of mean

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Mean (superl.) Of poor quality; as, mean fare..

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Slender :: Slender (superl.) Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance..
Illiberal :: Illiberal (a.) Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid.
Mean :: Mean (n.) A mediator; a go-between.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below)..
Explanation :: Explanation (n.) The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
Electroscopic :: Electroscopic (a.) Relating to, or made by means of, the electroscope..
Anthropology :: Anthropology (n.) The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal..
Calorifere :: Calorifere (n.) An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes..
Sensualist :: Sensualist (n.) One who is sensual; one given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses as the means of happiness.
Pump :: Pump (v. t.) To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship..
Divarication :: Divarication (n.) An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in opinion.
Sober :: Sober (superl.) Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate..
Imprint :: Imprint (v. t.) To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something)..
Disproportionate :: Disproportionate (a.) Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means..
Orthocarbonic :: Orthocarbonic (a.) Designating a complex ether, C.(OC2H5)4, which is obtained as a liquid of a pleasant ethereal odor by means of chlorpicrin, and is believed to be a derivative of the hypothetical normal carbonic acid, C.(OH)4..
Photorelief :: Photorelief (n.) A printing surface in relief, obtained by photographic means and subsequent manipulations..
Irony :: Irony (n.) A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words..
Transliterate :: Transliterate (v. t.) To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of English letters..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel..
Inexpressive :: Inexpressive (a.) Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull; unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance..
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