Crossword clues for defined
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Define \De*fine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defined; p. pr. & vb. n. Defining.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F. d['e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de- + finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See Final, Finish.]
To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end. ``To define controversies.''
--Barrow.To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
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To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
Rings . . . very distinct and well defined.
--Sir I. Newton. -
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.
They define virtue to be life ordered according to nature.
--Robynson (More's Utopia).
Wiktionary
1 Having a definition or value. 2 (context bodybuilding English) Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat. v
(en-past of: define)
WordNet
adj. clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties" [ant: undefined]
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill" [syn: outlined]
clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success" [syn: formed, settled]
Wikipedia
Defined is an album by popera group Amici Forever released in 2005.
Usage examples of "defined".
On either side rose ridges of muscle that were well defined without being bulky.
They would keep on misunderstanding each other, catching each other on the raw, unless they had a relationship that was rationally defined and understood by both of them, right down to a timetable if that’s what she wanted.
The T-shirt defined rather than concealed the slide and coil of muscles.
Chance followed Reba along the margin of the land and the sea, watching her gracefully find a way among the rocks scattered at the base of the headland that defined the north end of the beach.
She couldn’t conceal the quiver that went through her at Cord’s words, at the memories blazing in his eyes and the hunger of his sharply defined lips poised so close to hers.
His face was strong, angular, weathered, defined by twin black arches of eyebrow and a midnight gleam of mustache above a mouth whose heat and sensuality she could barely believe.
Often it was something that couldn’t be defined, something as unique as the thin-faced boy who was now dividing fruit, bread, and smoked chicken between two plates.
In the tropics, trees didn’t have well defined seasonal growth rings, for the simple reason that there were no well defined growing seasons.
Fatigue or something less easily defined had drawn his face into dark planes and angles that shifted when he smiled or spoke, but never really softened.
The gold was repeated in a scrollwork of designs that both defined and enhanced every muscular line of the dragon's body.
It was, however, an arresting face, a study in masculine planes and strength relieved only by the unexpected sensuality of full, sharply defined lips beneath the midnight gleam of mustache.
Light flared out into blackness, light that defined darkness and was itself defined in turn.
Aspen and evergreens defined the creases of the land and the flanks of the mountains, but most of the open area was covered in grass and wild flowers.
Flat, featureless, treeless, empty of lakes or rivers, inhabited only by the long, low howl of the north wind, the prairie defined desolation.
The strong slant of his cheekbones and his starkly defined mouth were heightened rather than blurred by his smile.