description

description
n.

1) to give, provide a description

2) to answer to a description (he answers to the description of the escaped convict)

3) to beggar, defy description

4) an accurate, correct, exact; blow-by-blow; clear; detailed, thorough; firsthand; glowing; lively, picturesque, vivid; matter-of-fact, objective; superficial description

5) a job description

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[dɪs'krɪpʃ(ə)n]
blow-by-blow
clear
defy description
detailed
firsthand
glowing
lively
matter-of-fact
picturesque
provide a description
superficial description
vivid
a job description
an accurate
to beggar
to give
to answer to a description (he answers to the description of the escaped convict)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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