"Defining" validity in different word game dictionaries
Dictionary | Validity |
---|---|
Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"defining" Definition
- that describes or shows the essential meaning of something
- (also restrictive) (grammar) (of relative clauses) explaining which particular person or thing you are talking about rather than giving extra information about them. In ‘The books which are on the table are mine’, ‘which are on the table’ is a defining relative clause.Topics Languageb1
"defining" Synonyms & Antonyms
"defining" synonyms:
- describing,
- stating,
- explaining,
- interpreting,
- characterising,
- characterizing,
- denoting,
- detailing,
- expounding,
- expressing,
- elucidating,
- terming,
- charactering,
- clarifying,
- construing,
- denominating,
- depicting,
- exemplifying,
- explicating
"defining" antonyms:
- distorting,
- confusing,
- bending,
- twisting,
- manipulating,
- misrepresenting,
- obscuring,
- hiding,
- altering,
- skewing,
- spinning,
- warping,
- misconstruing,
- blurring,
- clouding,
- blearing,
- muddling,
- obfuscating,
- hazing