describes
Meaning of describes
verb, 3rd person present
- give a detailed account in words of.
he described his experiences in a letter to his parents
the man was described as tall, clean-shaven, and with short dark hair
- mark out or draw (a geometrical figure).
on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described
late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.
Information about describes
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of describes is: describe.
- Languages in which describes is used:
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Hyphenation of describes
de-scribes
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- describes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
describes synonyms
Meaning give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated:
Meaning give a spoken or written account of:
Meaning tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience:
Meaning give an account of; narrate:
Meaning record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way:
Meaning convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct:
Meaning give full information about:
Meaning be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity:
Meaning bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind:
Meaning make a systematic list of (items of the same type):
Meaning make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts:
Meaning present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail:
Meaning make (something) clear; explain:
Meaning explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc:
Meaning talk about (something) with a person or people:
Meaning appoint (someone) to a specified office or post:
Meaning make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way:
Meaning give (a baby or animal) a specified name:
Meaning assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively:
Meaning design or make in a particular form:
Meaning give an unofficial name or nickname to:
Meaning describe the distinctive nature or features of:
Meaning arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics:
Meaning assign or regard as belonging to a particular category:
Meaning place in a particular class or group:
Meaning depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature:
Meaning portray in words; describe:
Meaning mark with a branding iron:
Meaning hail falls:
Meaning give a description of:
Meaning describe or portray (something) precisely:
Meaning draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of:
Meaning find or discover by investigation:
Meaning produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc:
Meaning give a brief account or general outline of something:
Words that rhyme with describes
imbibes, overimbibes, ribibes, gibes, jibes, kibes, Delibes, Ribes, ascribes, bribes, caribes, circumscribes, conscribes, diatribes, escribes, inscribes, interscribes, misdescribes, mistranscribes, outbribes, overprescribes, oversubscribes, paedotribes, prescribes, proscribes, redescribes, reinscribes, resubscribes, ribes, scribes, subscribes, subtribes, superscribes, transcribes, tribes, undersubscribes, unsubscribes, Antibes, vibes
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