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We've found 2061 definitions containing the term: means.. (1.1 seconds)

dint  (dint) Princeton's WordNet
interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
mind reading  (ɪnˈdɔr oʊ, -ˈdoʊr oʊ) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the supposed ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, esp. by means of a preternatural power.
loophole  (ˈlupˌhoʊl) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a means of escape or evasion, esp. a means or opportunity of evading a law, contract, etc.
instrument  Webster Dictionary
one who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent
resource  Webster Dictionary
pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind
by  Webster Dictionary
with, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take by force
stereoelectric  Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to the generation of electricity by means of solid bodies alone; as, a stereoelectric current is one obtained by means of solids, without any liquid
etch  Webster Dictionary
to produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid
application  Webster Dictionary
the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use
indirect  Webster Dictionary
not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal
wherewithal  (wherewithal) Princeton's WordNet
the necessary means (especially financial means)
evidence  Webster Dictionary
that which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it
bolt  Webster Dictionary
to sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means
vehicle  Webster Dictionary
that in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land
notice  Webster Dictionary
intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning
sail  Webster Dictionary
to pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force
passage  Webster Dictionary
transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance
theme  Webster Dictionary
that by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument
instrumentally  Webster Dictionary
by means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end
communication  Webster Dictionary
means..f communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection
telegraph  Webster Dictionary
an apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical action
conveyance  Webster Dictionary
the instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which, anything is carried from one place to another; as, stagecoaches, omnibuses, etc., are conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for water
conquer  Webster Dictionary
to gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish
perceive  Webster Dictionary
to obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord
rudder  Webster Dictionary
the mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment
delineation  Webster Dictionary
the act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively
disposition  (disposal, disposition) Princeton's WordNet
the act or means of getting rid of something
thereby  (thereby) Princeton's WordNet
by that means or because of that
disposal  (disposal, disposition) Princeton's WordNet
the act or means of getting rid of something
instrument  (instrument, tool) Princeton's WordNet
the means whereby some act is accomplished
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