There аre seven cоmmоn cоntext signаls thаt the writer is providing a definition of a term. Sometimes a word's or term's definition is introduced by “is.” A bar code is a series of dark bars and light spaces that represent characters. Other verbs can be used to signal definitions. Shochu, a Japanese word, refers to a distilled spirit made from rice, barley, sweet potatoes, cane sugar, buckwheat or even chestnuts. What verb signals the definition of "shochu?"