n.
1.how something is done or how it happens
2.a particular functioning condition or arrangement
3.a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
4.verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
5.any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
6.the most frequent value of a random variable
Idiom of the Day
rivet (someone's) attention
to keep someone's attention fixed on something
The man riveted our attention as he continued to climb up the side of the tall building.