define
/dɪˈfaɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
noun
A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
Example Sentences
- "the defining power of an optical instrument"
- "Rings[…]very distinct and well defined."
- "Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work."
- "These warlike Champions, all in armour shine, / Assembled were in field the chalenge to define."
- "I define myself as a techno-anarchist."
- "Your past mistakes do not define who you are."