> when you think in terms of defining a word, don't you picture how it's written down? Not really, actually. To illustrate, if someone asked me what "diarrhea"

> when you think in terms of defining a word, don't you picture how it's written down? Not really, actually. To illustrate, if someone asked me what "diarrhea" means, I would answer quickly that it's having a stomachache and runny shits, and it would be an adequate definition, even though I would have to take a moment to figure out its spelling and even then I won't be certain.