mean in WordNet English dictionary

1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
   "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"
   average  mean 
   
2. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
   "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
   base  mean  meanspirited 
   
3. of no value or worth
   "I was caught in the bastardly traffic"
   bastardly  mean 
   
4. marked by poverty befitting a beggar
   "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
   beggarly  mean 
   
5. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
   beggarly  mean 
   
6. characterized by malice
   "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
   hateful  mean 
   
7. excellent
   "famous for a mean backhand"
   mean 
   
8. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
   "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
   mean  mingy  miserly  tight 
   

1. have as a logical consequence
   "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
   entail  imply  mean 
   
2. intend to refer to
   "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
   think of  have in mind  mean 
   
3. have in mind as a purpose
   "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
   intend  mean  think 
   
4. mean or intend to express or convey
   "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
   mean  intend 
   
5. denote or connote
   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
   mean  intend  signify  stand for 
   
6. destine or designate for a certain purpose
   "These flowers were meant for you"
   mean 
   
7. have a specified degree of importance
   "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
   mean 
   

1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
   mean  mean value