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Definitions of index

1. To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents. Webster Dictionary DB

2. To provide with an alphabetical table of references. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

3. To provide with or place in an index. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

4. To provide with an index; enter in an index. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

5. list in an index Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

6. adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

7. provide with an index, as of a book Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

8. To provide with or form a table of references to, as to a book. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

9. an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

10. a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

11. provide with an index; "index the book" Wordnet Dictionary DB

12. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses. Webster Dictionary DB

13. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist. Webster Dictionary DB

14. A prologue indicating what follows. Webster Dictionary DB

15. The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent. Webster Dictionary DB

16. The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium. Webster Dictionary DB

17. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; - usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume. Webster Dictionary DB

18. That which points out or indicates; an alphabetical table of the contents of a book; the figure or letter which shows the number of times a quantity is to be multiplied together, as 34 means 3 x 3 x 3 x 3. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

19. Anything that indicates or points out: a hand that directs to anything, as the hour of the day, etc.: the forefinger: alphabetical list of subjects treated of in a book: (math.) the exponent of a power. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

20. An indicator, pointer, etc. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

21. An alphabetic list of matter, as in a book. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

22. That which points out; a table of references; in alg., the indicator of the power of a quantity. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Usage examples for index

1. They were here- page two hundred and thirty- see, there is an index 'Swain, F., page two hundred and thirty. – The Gloved Hand by Burton E. Stevenson

2. You are aware the mouth is the index to the character? – Wych Hazel by Susan and Anna Warner