Dictionary Entry
define
define is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
- 2transitive verb
To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
- 3transitive verb
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
- 4transitive verb
To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
- 5intransitive verb
To determine; to decide.
- 6verb
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"
"specify the parameters"
- 7verb
give a definition for the meaning of a word
"Define `sadness'"
- 8verb
determine the essential quality of
- 9verb
determine the nature of
"What defines a good wine?"
- 10verb
show the form or outline of
"The tree was clearly defined by the light"
"The camera could define the smallest object"
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