demonstrative definition, enumerative definition, definitions by subclass, synonymous definition, etymological definition, operational definition, or definitions by genus and difference.
"House" means this:
Demonstrative
"Tree" means this, and this, and this (as you point to a number of trees).
Demonstrative
"Language" means something such as French, German, Spanish, English, and so on.
Enumerative
"Mountain" means something such as Everest, Rainier,Whitney, or McKinley.
Enumerative
"Painting" means something like da Vinci's Mona Lisa, van Gogh's Starry Night , Botticelli's Birth of Venus , or Rembrandt's Night Watch .
Enumerative
"Philosopher" means someone such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, or Kant.
Enumerative
"State" means something such as Ohio, Arkansas, Minnesota, and Tennessee.
Enumerative
"Angel" is a word that originates from the Greek word angelos, which means messenger.
Etymological
"Poignant" is a word derived from the Latin word pungere, which means to prick, pierce, or sting.
Etymological
"Universe" originates from the Latin word universus, which means whole or entire.
Etymological
"Hammer" means a tool used for pounding.
Genus and difference
"Hurricane" means a storm having winds of at least 73 miles per hour that originates at sea.
Genus and difference
"Oak" means a tree that bears acorns.
Genus and difference
"Prime number" means a number greater than one that is divisible only by itself and one.
Genus and difference
"Truck" means a vehicle used for hauling.
Genus and difference
"Done" means, in reference to a baking cake, that a wooden toothpick poked into the center comes out clean.
Operational
"Hot" means, for an electric iron, that your wetted finger sizzles when placed momentarily in contact with it.
Operational
A substance is "translucent" if and only if when held up to a strong light some of the light comes through.
Operational
A triangle is "equilateral" if and only if a compass, when placed sequentially on two vertices and properly adjusted, strikes through the other two vertices.
Operational
An "electric current" flows in a circuit if and only if an ammeter connected in series with the circuit shows a reading.
Operational
"Dessert" means something such as pie, cake, cookies, or ice cream sundaes.
Subclass
"Insect" means something such as a fly, an ant, a wasp, or a caterpillar.
Subclass
"Musical composition" means something such as a symphony, a concerto, a sonata, or a toccata.
Subclass
"Plant" means something such as a tree, a flower, a vine, or a cactus.
Subclass
"Professional person" means a person such as a doctor, a lawyer, a professor, or an architect.
Subclass
"Error" means mistake.
Synonymous
"Facade" means face.
Synonymous
"Neophyte" means beginner.
Synonymous
"Rapier" means sword.
Synonymous
