The meaning of Significance

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

Usage examples:

And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

Usage examples:

She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

noun

A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences

noun

A result of an action or situation, esp. (in the plural) a bad result

Usage examples:

For someone who is old and weak, the consequences of a broken hip can be serious., last summer ther…

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There was a drift to the towns

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

noun

The basic meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

noun

The substance or general meaning of a speech or text.

Usage examples:

It was hard to get the gist of pedro's talk

verb

Engage in chat or gossip.

Usage examples:

I need a good friend i can always gist with

noun

The main subject, without details, of a piece of information

Usage examples:

The gist of what she said was that i didn’t know what i was talking about.

noun

The force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.

Usage examples:

Certainly, every type of matter we have ever encountered feels the attractive force of gravity.

noun

The force that makes objects fall toward the earth, or toward some other large object such as a planet or a star

noun

The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.

Usage examples:

The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible

noun

A suggestion of something that is made without saying it directly

Usage examples:

[ u ] the implication was that the workers and management had already reached an agreement., [ c ] …

verb

Bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.

Usage examples:

Supermarkets may no longer import cheap jeans from bulgaria

noun

A commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale.

Usage examples:

Cheap imports from eastern europe

verb

To bring in products, goods, etc. from another country for sale or use

Usage examples:

We import a large number of cars from japan., he opposed efforts to allow the importation of prescr…

noun

The state or fact of being of great significance or value.

Usage examples:

The importance of a good education

noun

The quality of being important

Usage examples:

Some managers acknowledge the importance of balancing work and family, and believe it necessary to …

noun

A thing intended; an aim or plan.

Usage examples:

She was full of good intentions

noun

Something that you want and plan to do; an aim

Usage examples:

[ u ] i have no intention of selling this house., [ c ] he had good intentions (= he meant to be ki…

noun

The great size or extent of something.

Usage examples:

They may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them

noun

What is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.

Usage examples:

The meaning of the hindu word is ‘breakthrough, release’

adjective

Intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed.

Usage examples:

She gave gabriel a meaning look

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

noun

A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.

Usage examples:

If i'm not there leave a message on the answerphone

verb

Send a message to (someone), especially by email.

Usage examples:

I was messaged by a californian contact for some information

noun

A very brief period of time.

Usage examples:

She was silent for a moment before replying

noun

The quality of being important because of effects on future events

Usage examples:

I did not realize the momentousness of the occasion., he emphasises the momentousness of next week'…

preposition

Short for of, used to represent a pronunciation.

Usage examples:

A cup o' coffee

abbreviation

Ortho-.

Usage examples:

O -xylene

suffix

Forming chiefly informal or slang variants or derivatives such as beano, wino.

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

Usage examples:

The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

verb

Appear to be or do something, especially falsely.

Usage examples:

She is not the person she purports to be

noun

The meaning or sense of something, typically a document or speech.

Usage examples:

I do not understand the purport of your remarks

verb

To claim that something is true, but without proof

Usage examples:

The story purports to explain the origin of the game of chess.

noun

The quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate.

Usage examples:

This film has contemporary relevance

noun

The degree to which something is related or useful to what is happening or being talked about

Usage examples:

What relevance does that point have to the discussion?

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

verb

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended

noun

The quality or state of being serious.

Usage examples:

We are aware of the seriousness of the situation

noun

The quality or state of being serious or severe in effect

Usage examples:

I don’t think he has any idea of the seriousness of the situation.

noun

The representation or conveying of meaning.

Usage examples:

Film comes closer than other forms of signification to resemblance of reality

noun

The meaning (of a word)

noun

The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

Usage examples:

We seek a harmony between body and spirit

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

Usage examples:

Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

noun

A state of mind or attitude

Usage examples:

It’s very important to play the game in the right spirit., rock music in the 1960s expressed the sp…

noun

A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Usage examples:

A steel tube coated with a waxy substance

noun

A material with particular physical characteristics

Usage examples:

The pesticide contains a substance that is toxic to insects., surprisingly, these filmmakers opted …

noun

A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.

Usage examples:

The serenade for tenor, horn, and strings

noun

The general meaning, sense, or content of something.

Usage examples:

The general tenor of the debate

noun

A man’s singing voice in the highest range, or a person or musical instrument with this range

Usage examples:

Suddenly the tenor of the meeting changed, and people started insulting each other.

noun

The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.

Usage examples:

The theme of the sermon was reverence

verb

Give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.).

Usage examples:

The amusement park will be themed as a caribbean pirate stronghold

noun

The topic of discussion or writing

Usage examples:

The theme of the conference was the changing role of women in modern society.

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

Usage examples:

He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

Usage examples:

[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

noun

A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was at least fifteen stone in weight

verb

Hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.

Usage examples:

A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers