noun (n)

• how something is done or how it happens(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  Their nomadic mode of existence.
  

  Synonym:
  fashion, manner, style, way
  

  source: wordnet30
• a particular functioning condition or arrangement(noun.state)

  Example:
  Switched from keyboard to voice mode.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility(noun.linkdef)

  Synonym:
  modality
  

  source: wordnet30
• verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker(noun.linkdef)

  Synonym:
  modality, mood
  

  source: wordnet30
• any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  musical mode
  

  source: wordnet30
• the most frequent value of a random variable(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  modal value
  

  source: wordnet30
• Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the mode of speaking; the mode of dressing.(noun)

  source: webster1913