Choose the type of definition that best describes the following:
"Laxative" means a medicine for relieving constipation.
"Paper towel" means a product you use to clean up a spill.
"Hero" means a person who is distinguished by courage and brave deeds.
You say "hero" means a person who is distinguished by courage and brave deeds. Well, for me, "hero" means a person who was at the wrong place at the right time.
This movie is a mixture of fantasy and nonsense. I call it "fantasense."
"Jealousy" means the feeling that motivates you to do better and compete harder.
"Solar" means of or relating to the sun.
"Recessive gene" means that two copies of the gene are necessary for the trait or charateristic to be realized.
"Opacity" means the mass attenuation coefficient Kv at some particular frequency of electromagnetic radiation v.
"Genius" means a person with exceptional intelligence or creative ability.
For our group, "minor" means anyone under the age of 13.
"Prepossession" means an attitude, belief, or impression formed beforehand.
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