noun
1. the popular taste at a given time
e.g. leather is the latest vogue
he followed current trends
the 1920s had a style of their own
Synonym: voguestyle
2. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
e.g. not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
a broad movement of the electorate to the right
Synonym: driftmovement
3. general line of orientation
e.g. the river takes a southern course
the northeastern trend of the coast
Synonym: course
4. a general direction in which something tends to move
e.g. the shoreward tendency of the current
the trend of the stock market
Synonym: tendency
noun
1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonym: appliancecontraptioncontrivancegadgetgizmogismowidget
2. a toilet that is available to the public
Synonym: public toiletcomfort stationpublic conveniencepublic lavatoryrestroomtoilet facilitywash room
3. the quality of being useful and convenient
e.g. they offered the convenience of an installment plan
4. the state of being suitable or opportune
e.g. chairs arranged for his own convenience
noun
1. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
e.g. he wears a size 13 shoe
2. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
e.g. a wolf is about the size of a large dog
3. a large magnitude
e.g. he blanched when he saw the size of the bill
the only city of any size in that area
4. the actual state of affairs
e.g. that's the size of the situation
she hates me, that's about the size of it
Synonym: size of it
5. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
e.g. size gives body to a fabric
Synonym: sizing
noun
1. in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
2. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
Synonym: localelocus