Definitions for Means
means

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1. means, agency, waynoun

   how a result is obtained or an end is achieved

   "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

2. meansnoun

   an instrumentality for accomplishing some end

3. means, substancenoun

   considerable capital (wealth or income)

   "he is a man of means"

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1. meansnoun

   Resources; riches.

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1. means

   Means, in general, refer to the methods or resources that are used in order to achieve a specific goal or objective. It can involve various strategies, tools, or actions that are employed to attain a desired outcome. Means can vary depending on the context, but they generally encompass the resources, abilities, or approaches used to accomplish something.

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1. Means

   Means was a Christian Post-hardcore/Melodic hardcore band from Regina, Saskatchewan. The band was formed in 2001 under the name of Means 2 An End as a 3-piece by main-songwriter/lyricist Matt Goud. They were originally from the small city of Dauphin, Manitoba. In 2003, they relocated to Regina, SK. They eventually integrated more and more elements of hardcore into their sound and dropped "2 An End" from their name. After many years of touring, the band began to accumulate a large fanbase. It was around this time, in 2005, that original bassist Blair Roberts quit to pursue a family. He was replaced by Dylan Johnstone. They remained a 3-piece until mid-2006 when Todd joined so Dylan could switch to lead vocals. This era of the band saw them switch to a mainly Metalcore sound inspired by Shai Hulud and Misery Signals.The group toured in the US and Canada constantly, and was featured in the June 2007 issue of Alternative Press magazine as well as multiple other publications. Their 2007 album, Sending You Strength, was released in the US on Facedown Records. Means disbanded after a series of farewell shows in select Canadian cities as well as a few US cities. They played their final show to a sold-out crowd at the Riddell Centre in the University of Regina on November 28, 2008. This show was captured on video and given out to friends of the band.

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1. means

   Song lyrics by means -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by means on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. MEANS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Means is ranked #2247 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Means surname appeared 16,203 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Means.
   
   64.2% or 10,409 total occurrences were White.
   28.7% or 4,657 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 395 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 392 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 262 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 91 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Capital
   • Instrumentality

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Means' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #774

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Means' in Written Corpus Frequency: #514

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Means' in Nouns Frequency: #474

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Anagrams for Means »

1. manes

2. manse

3. mensa

4. Mensa

5. names

6. amens

How to pronounce Means?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Means in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Means in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Means in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Means in a Sentence

1. Jay Weatherill:

   Our energy plan means that we are leading the world in renewable energy and now we are making it easier for more homes to become self-sufficient, we will use people’s homes as a way to generate energy for the South Australian grid, with participating households benefiting with significant savings in their energy bills.

2. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul:

   To say that nothing would happen differently means we're going to get George Bush 3.

3. Minister Chris Finlayson:

   The right to make their own decisions also means the right to mess things up.

4. Eric Lucero:

   Insurance companies have to make their evaluations on a formula with such criteria as to whether police or fighters can respond promptly, but that is no longer the case in Minneapolis. That means increased insurance rates not only for commercial properties but residential ones, too, so that means property value will go down, the tax rate decreases, and less tax collection means such things as school districts and education will really suffer.

5. Jonathan Isaac:

   I am not anti-vax. I’m not anti-medicine. I’m not anti-science. I didn’t come to my current vaccination status by studying Black history or watching Donald Trump press conferences. I have nothing but the utmost respect for every healthcare worker and person in Orlando and all across the world that have worked tirelessly to keep us safe. My mom has worked in healthcare for a really long time. I thank God, I’m grateful that I live in a society where vaccines are possible and we can protect ourselves and have the means to protect ourselves in the first place, but with that being said, it is my belief that the vaccine status of every person should be their own choice and completely up to them without bullying, without being pressured or without being forced into doing so. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m uncomfortable with taking the vaccine at this time. I think that we’re all different. We all come from different places. We’ve all had different experiences and hold dear to different beliefs. And what it is that you do with your body when it comes to putting medicine in there should be your choice, free of the ridicule and the opinion of others.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Means
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Means
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Means
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Means