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describe

verb

identify as in botany or biology, for example

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dəˈskɹaɪb

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. identify as in botany or biology, for example

verb

  1. to give an account or representation of in words

    “Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental”

verb

  1. give a description of

    “He drew an elaborate plan of attack”

verb

  1. make a mark or lines on a surface

    “draw a line”

In context

Example Sentences

Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
He drew an elaborate plan of attack
draw a line
trace the outline of a figure in the sand

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