means

Noun
  1. Thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end (synset 100173531)
    "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
    is a type of: effectuation, implementation - the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
    subtypes:
    • dint - interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
    • escape - a means or way of escaping
    • fast track - a rapid means of achieving a goal
    • instrument, tool - the means whereby some act is accomplished
    • road - a way or means to achieve something
    • stepping stone - any means of advancement
    • expedient - a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
    • desperate measure - desperate actions taken as a means to an end
    • open sesame - any very successful means of achieving a result
    • salvation - a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
    • tooth - a means of enforcement
    • voice - a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
    • wings - a means of flight or ascent
    same as: agency, way
  2. An instrumentality for accomplishing some end (synset 103739038)
    is a type of: instrumentality, instrumentation - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  3. Considerable capital (wealth or income) (synset 113374873)
    "he is a man of means"
    is a type of: capital - wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
    subtypes:
    same as: substance

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