a means to an end

: to have in the mind as a purpose : intend

: to design for or destine to a specified purpose or future

: to serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate : signify

: lacking distinction or eminence : humble

: lacking in mental discrimination : dull

: of poor, shabby, or inferior quality or status

: occupying a middle position : intermediate in space, order, time, kind, or degree

: occupying a position about midway between extremes

: serving as a means : intermediary

: something intervening or intermediate

: a middle point between extremes

: a value that lies within a range of values and is computed according to a prescribed law: such as

: the part of an area that lies at the boundary

: a point that marks the extent of something

: the point where something ceases to exist

: to bring to an end

: destroy

: to make up the end of

: final, ultimate

: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack

: within : inside — compare ect-, exo-

: taking in