Most women, she said, anticipate some expression - from an engagement ring to a candlelight dinner - that defines their sense of love and romance.
But it is Mercer's lyrics (there are six of his songs) that define the show's tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.
For some of Rancid's biggest fans, it's this mark of the outcast that defines their sense of who they are.
It can also be seen as the equivalent cultures that recognize individuals to define their own sense of self.
By the way, what defines your sense of "true alkali"?
Those sights, she says now, defined her sense of what she had to do.
It is they that help define our sense of duty.
An early hit, with the cash and fame and other positive reinforcement it brings, may well define a performer's own sense of identity.
They use the idea of kudos to define their sense of value within a society, and will trade or bet kudos like money.
She also has a tendency to make a lot of horrible puns which defines her sense of humor.