Overview of verb describe

The verb describe has 4 senses

• describe, depict, draw -- (give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack")


• report, describe, account -- (to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental")


• trace, draw, line, describe, delineate -- (make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand")


• identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name -- (identify as in botany or biology, for example)

Overview of adj described

The adj described has 1 sense

• described -- (represented in words especially with sharpness and detail; "the vividly described wars")