"Words That Make You Think" is an definition essay. It is about the word "depression.

Words That Make You Think There are many words in the American language that make you think of specific images or thoughts. What one person thinks of when they hear a word may be completely different from what another person thinks of when hearing the same word. Depression is the one word that makes me think of many different definitions. There are many ways that depression can be defined and a few of them are …

…the dictionary to me. There are many different things that can come to mind when defining the word depression; some of these definitions are easier to think of than others. Some of the different ways to define depression will bring feel (usually) sad and others will bring images to mind. The word depression is spelled the same for all of these definitions and the general all of the definitions mean a low spot or indentation.