Associations to the word «Describe»

DESCRIBE, verb. (transitive) To represent in words.

DESCRIBE, verb. (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.

DESCRIBE, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.

DESCRIBE, verb. (transitive) (taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.

DESCRIBE, verb. (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.

DESCRIBE, verb. Give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack".

DESCRIBE, verb. To give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental".

DESCRIBE, verb. Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand".

DESCRIBE, verb. Identify as in botany or biology, for example.