means
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
a means of control
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
Types & categories
Sense 3 noun
considerable capital (wealth or income)
he is a man of means
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | agential |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | effectuation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | escape |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fast track |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | road |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stepping stone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | expedient |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | desperate measure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open sesame |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salvation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tooth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | voice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wings |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | instrumentation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | capital |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pocketbook |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wherewithal |