Would you describe her as a woman of average height?
•We described the building as a collection of contemporary architectural clichés.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
describe */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈskraɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms describe : present tense I/you/we/they describe he/she/it describes present participle describing past tense described past participle described 1) a) to give details about what someone or… … English dictionary
describe — de|scribe [ dı skraıb ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to give details about what someone or something is like: The e mail system is fully described in section 10. I don t think that s quite the word to describe my feelings. describe someone/something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
something a disservice — do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something/formal phrase to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.… … Useful english dictionary
describe — [[t]dɪskra͟ɪb[/t]] ♦ describes, describing, described 1) VERB If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened. [V wh] We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time... [V… … English dictionary
describe*/*/*/ — [dɪˈskraɪb] verb [T] to give details about someone or something in order to explain to another person what they are like It s hard to describe my feelings.[/ex] The attacker is described as tall, with dark hair.[/ex] Could you describe her to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
describe — verb 1》 give a detailed account of (someone or something) in words. 2》 mark out or draw (a geometrical figure). Derivatives describable adjective describer noun Origin ME: from L. descript , describere, from de down + scribere write … English new terms dictionary
describe — /dɪ skraɪb/ verb to say what someone or something is like ● The leaflet describes the services the company can offer. ● The managing director described the difficulties the company was having with cash flow … Marketing dictionary in english
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
sell someone short — UNDERVALUE, underrate, underestimate, disparage, deprecate, belittle; formal derogate. → sell * * * sell someone short phrase to describe someone or something as less impressive than they really are His main fault is that he tends to sell himself … Useful english dictionary
someone's shout — someone’s shout british informal phrase someone’s turn to pay for something, especially drinks Put your money away. It’s my shout. Thesaurus: miscellaneous paymentssynonym words used to describe payments and funding sourceshyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
quote someone/thing as — put forward or describe someone or something as being. → quote … English new terms dictionary
