instance

instance has 10 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
• n.. That which is instant or urgent; motive.
• n.. Occasion; order of occurrence.
• n.. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
• n.. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
• v. t.. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
• v. i.. To give an example.
• n.. an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
• n.. an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
• v.. clarify by giving an example of