Quick definitions from WordNet (mean)
▸ noun: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
▸ verb: have a specified degree of importance ("My ex-husband means nothing to me")
▸ verb: destine or designate for a certain purpose ("These flowers were meant for you")
▸ verb: denote or connote ("`maison' means `house' in French")
▸ verb: mean or intend to express or convey ("You never understand what I mean!")
▸ verb: have in mind as a purpose ("I mean no harm")
▸ verb: have as a logical consequence ("The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers")
▸ verb: intend to refer to ("Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!")
▸ adjective: excellent ("Famous for a mean backhand")
▸ adjective: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity ("A mean person")
▸ adjective: characterized by malice ("In a mean mood")
▸ adjective: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality ("Taking a mean advantage")
▸ adjective: marked by poverty befitting a beggar ("A mean hut")
▸ adjective: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #25319)
▸ Also see mean
▸ noun: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
▸ verb: have a specified degree of importance ("My ex-husband means nothing to me")
▸ verb: destine or designate for a certain purpose ("These flowers were meant for you")
▸ verb: denote or connote ("`maison' means `house' in French")
▸ verb: mean or intend to express or convey ("You never understand what I mean!")
▸ verb: have in mind as a purpose ("I mean no harm")
▸ verb: have as a logical consequence ("The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers")
▸ verb: intend to refer to ("Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!")
▸ adjective: excellent ("Famous for a mean backhand")
▸ adjective: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity ("A mean person")
▸ adjective: characterized by malice ("In a mean mood")
▸ adjective: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality ("Taking a mean advantage")
▸ adjective: marked by poverty befitting a beggar ("A mean hut")
▸ adjective: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #25319)
▸ Also see mean