Describe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To give an account of in speech or writing.
  • v. To convey an idea or impression of; characterize: She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
  • v. To represent pictorially; depict: Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
  • v. To trace the form or outline of: describe a circle with a compass.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To represent in words.
  • v. (mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
  • v. (biology) To scientifically reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out
  • v. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs.
  • v. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
  • verb-intransitive. To use the faculty of describing; to give a description.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To delineate or mark the form or figure of; trace out; outline: as, to describe a circle with the compasses.
  • To form or trace by motion: as, a star describes an ellipse in the heavens.
  • To write down; inscribe.
  • To represent orally or by writing; portray in words; give an account of: as, to describe a person or a scene; to describe a battle.
  • To distribute into classes or divisions; divide for representation.
  • Synonyms Describe, Narrate, portray, explain. Describe applies primarily to what exists—space, and by extension to what occurs—time, but narrate applies only to the latter: as, to describe a view, a race, or a siege; to narrate an experience or a history. Describe implies often the vividness of personal observation; narrate is more applicable to long series of events. A single narrative may contain many descriptions of separate events.
  • To make descriptions; use the power of describing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a mark or lines on a surface
  • v. to give an account or representation of in words
  • v. give a description of
  • v. identify as in botany or biology, for example
  • Verb Form
    described    describes    describing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inform   
    Cross Reference
    delineate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    relate    delineate    depict    portray    narrate    recount    chracterize    set forth    explain    express   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Scribe    ascribe    bribe    circumscribe    gibe    imbibe    inscribe    jibe    oversubscribe    prescribe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Xe    vim    ley    under-mentioned    isola    portrait-painting    tweetwheel    maestra    Geri    nighthawk