| Member 1. (v. t.) To remember; to cause to remember; to mention. 2. (n.) A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb. 3. (n.) Hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body 4. (n.) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse. 5. (n.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality. 6. (n.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss. 7. (n.) Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings. 8. (n.) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends. Thesaurus Entries Greek, affiliate, appendage, arm, associate, belonger, bough, branch, brother, card-carrier, card-carrying member, cardholder, charter member, clubber, clubman, clubwoman, colleague, committeeman, comrade, conventioneer, conventioner, conventionist, cut, division, dues-paying member, enlistee, enrollee, fellow, fraternity man, guildsman, hand, honorary member, imp, initiate, insider, joiner, joint, leg, life member, limb, link, lobe, lobule, moiety, offshoot, one of us, organ, parcel, piece, pinion, pledge, portion, ramification, runner, scion, section, segment, sister, socius, sorority girl, sorority woman, spray, sprig, spur, switch, tail, tendril, twig, wing |