describe: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of describe
verb
- transitive
To represent in words.
Example: The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
- transitive
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
Example: to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
- transitive
To give rise to a geometrical structure.
Example: The function describes a very complex surface.
- transitive
To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
Example: The fungus was first described by a botanist.
Listed forms: describes, describing, described.
Source: Wiktionary — describe.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for describe.
verb
give a description of
verb
to give an account or representation of in words
verb
make a mark or lines on a surface
verb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is describe in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of describe
D(2) + E(1) + S(1) + C(3) + R(1) + I(1) + B(3) + E(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of describe
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from describe
149 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in describe. Showing up to 24, longest first.