| verb | determine the essential quality of |
| verb | give a definition for the meaning of a word “Define `sadness'” |
| verb | determine the nature of “What defines a good wine?” |
| verb | show the form or outline of “The tree was clearly defined by the light” |
| verb | decide upon or fix definitely “fix the variables” |
| adjective | clearly characterized or delimited “lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined” |
| adjective | showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary “hills defined against the evening sky” |
| delineation | noun | a graphic or vivid verbal description |
| definition | noun | a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol |
| defining | noun | any process serving to define the shape of something |
| delineative | adjective | depicted in a recognizable manner |
| set | noun | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way |
| determinant | adjective | having the power or quality of deciding |
| determiner | noun | one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases |
| limit | noun | final or latest limiting point |