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. David Quinn:

   It gets people interested, a lot of people seem to think that a no-deal Brexit means everything remains the same. Of course it doesn't, it's an absolute disaster.

2. Hugh Auchincloss:

   The paper you sent me says the experiments were performed before the gain of function pause but have since been reviewed and approved by NIH, not sure what that means since Emily is sure that no Coronavirus work has gone through the P3 framework. She will try to determine if we have any distant ties to this work abroad.

3. Eric Schneiderman:

   Insurance fraud costs all New Yorkers, breaking up staged automobile accident rings means safer streets and safer communities.

4. Joni Ernst:

   It means the world to me to know that this memorial is going to be right here on our National Mall, and it will honor all of those tremendous men and women who served in our armed forces in the Global War on Terror, but it also honors their families and those that lost loved ones, it will be a place of remembrance. A place where families and communities can come gather together and just remember the significant service and sacrifice over the past 20 years of the [GWOT].

5. Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

   I very much regret this decision because it means there is a looming danger that Tengelmann's assets will be stripped and jobs will be lost.

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