All English words - page 2117

Meanings of Measure out:

phrasal verb

To weigh or measure a small amount of something from a larger amount

Usage examples:

Measure out two tablespoons of sugar and add to the hot water.

Meanings of Measure up:

phrase

Prove capable or fit; meet requirements

phrasal verb

To be as good as something else or as good as expected

Usage examples:

We compared the movie we made to some of the other students' films to see how it measured up.

Meanings of Measuredness:

noun

Measured quality; moderation, restraint; regularity.

Meanings of Measurelessness:

noun

Immeasurableness; immeasurable or infinite extent or quantity.

Meanings of Measurement:

noun

The action of measuring something.

Usage examples:

Accurate measurement is essential

Meanings of Measuring cup:

noun

Graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients

Meanings of Meat grinder:

noun

A mill for grinding meat

Meanings of Meatal:

adjective

Of, relating to, or affecting a meatus.

Meanings of Meatballs:

noun

A ball of minced or chopped meat.

Usage examples:

Pasta with spicy meatballs

Meanings of Meated:

adjective

Possessing, provided with, or containing meat. occurring in parasynthetic compounds, as "well-meated", "open-meated", etc.; for these and other compounds see the first element.

Meanings of Meath:

proper noun

A county in the eastern part of the republic of ireland, in the province of leinster; county town, navan.

Meanings of Meathead:

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

Listen, meathead, do as you're told

Meanings of Meathooks:

noun

A sharp metal hook of a kind used to hang meat carcasses and joints.

Usage examples:

An old black man with a beret is swinging a whole hindquarter of a steer out of a truck, and onto a…

Meanings of Meatiest:

adjective

Full of or resembling meat.

Usage examples:

A meaty flavour

Meanings of Meatotomy:

noun

Surgical incision into the urethral meatus; an instance of this.

Meanings of Meaty:

adjective

Full of or resembling meat.

Usage examples:

A meaty flavour

Meanings of Mecamylamine:

noun

A norbornane derivative which is a ganglionic nicotinic blocking agent, sometimes used in treating extreme hypertension; n,2,3,3-tetramethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ylamine, c₁₁ h₂₁ n.

Meanings of Mecate:

noun

A rope made of horsehair or of maguey fibre, used especially to tether or lead a horse.

Meanings of Meccano:

noun

A children's toy consisting of a set of metal and plastic components for making mechanical models.

Usage examples:

Why don't you look at the meccano set i bought you?

Meanings of Mech:

noun

A mechanic.

Usage examples:

The mechs installed two new engines before the next flight, and, for safety reasons, we ordered the…

Meanings of Mechanic:

noun

A skilled worker who repairs and maintains vehicle engines and other machinery.

Usage examples:

A car mechanic

Meanings of Mechanical:

adjective

Operated by a machine or machinery.

Usage examples:

A mechanical device

noun

The working parts of a vehicle.

Usage examples:

A major overhaul of the mechanicals

Meanings of Mechanically:

adverb

By means of a machine or machinery.

Usage examples:

The rice is harvested mechanically

Meanings of Mechanician:

noun

A person skilled in the design or construction of machinery.

Usage examples:

For whole-field velocity measurement, the method of choice by experimental fluid mechanicians has b…

Meanings of Mechanism:

noun

A system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery.

Usage examples:

A third motor powers the tape eject mechanism