Definitions of 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

  Example: "My ex-husband means nothing to me"

• verb:   destine or designate for a certain purpose

  Example: "These flowers were meant for you"

• verb:   denote or connote

  Example: "`maison' means `house' in French"

• verb:   mean or intend to express or convey

  Example: "You never understand what I mean!"

• verb:   have in mind as a purpose

  Example: "I mean no harm"

• verb:   have as a logical consequence

  Example: "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

• verb:   intend to refer to

  Example: "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

• adjective:   excellent

  Example: "Famous for a mean backhand"

• adjective:   used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

  Example: "A mean person"

• adjective:   characterized by malice

  Example: "In a mean mood"

• adjective:   having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

  Example: "Taking a mean advantage"

• adjective:   marked by poverty befitting a beggar

  Example: "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)