index
/ˈɪndɛks/ verb C2- To arrange an index for something, especially a long text. · MySQL does not index short words and common words.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- To measure by an associated value.
- To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To access a value in a data container by an index.
- To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
He/she/it indexes · Past indexed · Past participle indexed · -ing form indexing
Verb forms
- Base form
- index
- He/she/it
- indexes
- Past
- indexed
- Past participle
- indexed
- -ing form
- indexing
From the library
The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.
I leaned back and took down the great index volume to which he referred.
Good old index.
Just give me down my index of biographies from the shelf.”
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