what does describe mean?
DESCRIBE as VERB
- Meaning
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
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- Meaning
- to give an account or representation of in words
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- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
Hypernyms(s) describe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Hypernyms(s) describe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a mark or lines on a surface
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- draw a line
- trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Hypernyms(s) describe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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