For homework, please define the following expressions in your own words.
It can be quite difficult to clearly define abstract ideas such as love or friendship.
Moderate alcohol consumption is defined as no more than 2 drinks a day for men, and no more than 1 drink a day for
women.
Terrorism is defined as the deliberate targeting of civilians in order to create a climate of terror.
My ESL instructor emphasizes learning vocabulary in context, rather than simply memorizing definitions.
He knows the definition of lots of words, but he can't actually
use many of them in a proper sentence.
A bicycle route through the valley is clearly defined now.
Significant moral issues can seldom be sharply defined.
Fever is usually defined as an oral temperature above 37.4 degrees.
In a traditional Iraqi family, each member's
role is clearly defined.
According to anthropologists, there appears to be a universal definition of human beauty.
The women's liberation movement has resulted in redefinitions of the ways men and women relate to each other.
Before buying yourself a new dictionary, look up a few words in different ones, so you can see which one has the clearest definitions.
We have to write simple definitions for the new vocabulary as homework.
Although Nigeria was created because of European ambitions and rivalries in West Africa, its peoples had a rich history before the colonial borders were defined.
In every culture, fashion plays an important role, from defining wealth and status to allowing individuals to express their unique style.
The United States' space program is redefining the boundaries of space travel.
The new leader of the NDP will have to define his party's position a little more clearly than his predecessor if he hopes to improve their showing in the next election.
Thomas Harding once wrote that it is hard for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.
Benjamin Whorf once suggested that language is not simply a reporting device for experience, but a defining framework for it.
Abraham Maslow defined a hierarchy of needs which motivate man's behavior.
Rose Elizabeth Bird once said that it's always the minorities, who aren't a part of the mainstream, who define what the limits of the majority are going to be.
A dictionary gives more definitions for the word 'set' than any other word in the English language.
Psychologists have proposed a number of criteria with which to define abnormality.
Quentin Tarentino has redefined the kung fu movie genre with his instant classic, "Kill Bill."
Language has certain general, definable rules which explain the way a language is used.
The dictionary defines happiness as a feeling of pleasure or contentment.
Categorizing their music as punk or rock is meaningless. It is both and it is more. It is indefinable.
The following mathematical formula is undefined because it does not permit a sensible output.
Discussion question: Define love.