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20 answers for: Explained the meaning of a word
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DEFINEDExplained the meaning of a word
DEFINITIONA concise explanation/statement of the meaning of a word or phrase; or, sharpness or clarity of outline (10)
SENSEBe vaguely aware of the meaning of a word perhaps
DEFINEGive the meaning of (a word)
DEFININGExplaining the meaning of a word
CODEA method for hiding the meaning of a message
DIGESTConsider the meaning of a collection of summaries
DRIFTThe meaning of a pile of snow
FATHOMDiscover the meaning of 'a unit of length equal to six feet' (6)
CONNOTATIONSecondary meaning of a word in addition to its explicit meaning
CONNOTEDImplied in addition to the literal meaning of a word (8)
RETRONYMNew term coined to restore the original meaning of a word now commonly used to indicate something else, as in snail mail and acoustic guitar (8)
USAGEParticular meaning of a word (5)
ADAMSAstronomer who explained the origin of the Leonid meteor swarms, described the motion of the Moon and independently calculated Neptune's position, by mathematical rather than observational means (5)
LAUGHINGTom Jones explained the death of Delilah, "She stood there ..."
OUTLINEDExplained the basics
GNATOne of a cloud or swarm of dipterans which has carried the inherent meaning of a small and often biting insect through its linguistic history (4)
NOTWord that changes the entire meaning of a sentence
LAUGHOUTLOUDMeaning of a popular social media initialism (and the theme of this puzzle)
STACCATOMeaning of a dot above a note