Definitions for describe

describe de·scribe

Spelling: [dih-skrahyb]
IPA: /dɪˈskraɪb/

Describe is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 281 anagrams from letters in describe (bcdeeirs).

Definitions for describe

verb (used with object)

  1. to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of:
  2. to pronounce, as by a designating term, phrase, or the like; label:
  3. to indicate; be a sign of; denote:
  4. to represent or delineate by a picture or figure.
  5. Geometry. to draw or trace the outline of:

Origin of describe

1400-50; late Middle English describen Latin dēscrībere, equivalent to dē- de- + scrībere to write

Examples for describe

But how shall I describe his face when major Marvel entered!

describe the preparation of oranges for salads and desserts.

I should like to describe that evening; but it is really worse to describe than the boys.

I asked him to describe the U.S. mission that will likely revert back to the embassy it was more than a half century ago.

But throughout all this, Malone describe herself as “oddly responsible,” wanting to help her moms pay the bills as young as 10.

Will Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?

(b) describe the filling and closing of jars in this method.

It is not only clerics and Islamic ideologues who use offensive words and images to describe the sexual life of Westerners.

"Better not try to describe her—while I'm by, you know," said Mrs. Drelmer, sympathetically.

The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.

Word Value for describe
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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