Scrabble?! MEAN

Definitions of MEAN in various dictionaries:

noun - an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

verb - mean or intend to express or convey

verb - have as a logical consequence

verb - denote or connote

verb - have in mind as a purpose

verb - have a specified degree of importance

verb - intend to refer to

verb - destine or designate for a certain purpose

adj - approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

adj - characterized by malice

adj - having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

adj - excellent

adj - marked by poverty befitting a beggar

adj - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

adj - (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

adj - of no value or worth

To be used to convey; denote: “‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things’” (Lewis Carroll).

To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth.

To intend to convey or indicate: “No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous” (Henry Adams).

To have as a purpose or an intention; intend: I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.

To design, intend, or destine for a certain purpose or end: a building that was meant for storage; a student who was meant to be a scientist.

To have as a consequence; bring about: Friction means heat.

To be in earnest.

Selfish in a petty way; unkind.

Cruel, spiteful, or malicious.

Ignoble; base: a mean motive.

Miserly; stingy.

Low in quality or grade; inferior.

Low in value or amount; paltry: paid no mean amount for the new shoes.

Common or poor in appearance; shabby: “The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever” (Anne Tyler).

Low in social status; of humble origins.

Humiliated or ashamed.

In poor physical condition; sick or debilitated.

Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: The meanest storm in years.

Ill-tempered.

Slang.

Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome: He throws a mean fast ball.

These adjectives mean lacking in the elevation or dignity or falling short of the standards befitting human beings.

Something having a position, quality, or condition midway between extremes; a medium.

Mathematics.

A number that typifies a set of numbers, such as a geometric mean or an arithmetic mean.

The average value of a set of numbers.

The middle term in a syllogism.

Money, property, or other wealth: You ought to live within your means.

Great wealth: a woman of means.

Occupying a middle or intermediate position between two extremes.

In the sense of “financial resources” means takes a plural verb: His means are more than adequate.

adj - inferior in grade, quality, or character

verb - to have as a specific aim or purpose