describe
describe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities.
- 2.To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. [Obs.] Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book. Josh. xviii.
- 3.To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is describe.
- What is to represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities called?
- What is to distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. [Obs.] Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book. Josh. xviii called?
- What is to use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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