n. some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"

n. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"

n. a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"

n. [the time after sunrise and before sunset when it is light outside]

n. an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

n. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"

n. [an average amount or quantity]

n. the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

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

n. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"

n. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"

v. have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"

v. destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"

v. have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. 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!"

v. 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"

adj. relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun; "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

adj. excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"

adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

adj. marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

n. the first canonical hour; at daybreak

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

v. express or state indirectly

v. 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"

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"

v. be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

v. have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points"

v. imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

v. express or state indirectly

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

v. have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

v. express or state indirectly

v. 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"

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

v. separate clearly, as if by boundaries

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

adj. marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"

adj. of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

adj. resembling a cur; snarling and rude

adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

adj. lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade

adj. deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

adj. shrewish and malicious; "a vixenish old woman"

adj. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

adj. apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice"

adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

adj. evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly

adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

adj. marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"

adj. not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

adj. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

adj. disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

adj. showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

adj. of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

adj. resembling a cur; snarling and rude

adj. of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language"

adj. expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal"

adj. used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"

adj. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"

adj. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"

adj. "a master plumber"; "a master thief"

adj. (skilled)

adj. proficient and confident in performance; "promising playwrights...sure-handed enough to turn out top-drawer scripts"

adj. competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer"

adj. embarrassingly stingy

adj. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

adj. unwilling to part with money

adj. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"

adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

adj. excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

adj. painful or dangerous: "an awful accident"; "a grave wound"

adj. very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play"

adj. (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty; "a slummy part of town"; "slum conditions"

n. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"