Definitions for describe

Definitions for (verb) describe

Main entry: discover, distinguish, describe, identify, key, key out, name

Definition: identify as in botany or biology, for example


Main entry: report, account, describe

Definition: to give an account or representation of in words

Usage: Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental


Main entry: depict, describe, draw

Definition: give a description of

Usage: He drew an elaborate plan of attack


Main entry: trace, delineate, describe, draw, line

Definition: make a mark or lines on a surface

Usage: draw a line; trace the outline of a figure in the sand


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