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mode

Definition

  • noun: a particular form or type 'of' something (such as transportation or behavior)
  • noun: an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals
  • synonyms: aeolian mode, aristotelian sorites, dorian mode

Examples

  • He goes into attack 'mode' [=he becomes very hostile and aggressive] whenever his decisions are questioned.

  • We're changing the factory's 'mode' [='method'] 'of' operation in order to save money.

  • When I'm in my creative 'mode' [=when I'm feeling creative], I can write for hours.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) If I was building Iron Man and War Machine, It's Iron Patriot now. - That's way cooler! No, it's not. Anyway, I would have added in the retro- Retroreflective panels? - To make him stealth mode. You want a stealth mode? - Cool, right? That's actually a good idea. Maybe I'll build one. (..)
    2013 Iron Man 3