description

[dɪˈskrɪpʃn]

Definition:
1. A statement that represents something in words.
2. The act of describing something.
3. Sort or variety.

Use 'description' in a sentence:

1. Let's start with a description of the suitcase.
2. Ignoring his enthusiastic description of the plot, I went on with my argument.
3. It may interest you to know that a boy answering Rory's description thumbed a ride to San Antonio.
4. Hence the description of America as a "graveyard" for languages.
5. We thought we were on the wrong track when we heard their description of you.
6. A brief description of your proposed project, and an estimated budget.
7. His face is weary beyond description.
8. Descriptions of the pieces have been logged on computer by the Art Loss Register.
9. The description fits us to a tee.
10. Could you just give us a description of your cat?
11. The woman's inaccurate description of the whole incident.
12. That may sound like a description of every teenager on the planet.
13. The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description.
14. Police have issued a description of the gunman.
15. She made a vivid description of her tour.
16. We know them as inaccurate and misleading property descriptions.
17. This description even fits the majority of eminent scholars.
18. That's a good description, Mrs. Drummond. You're very observant.
19. The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.
20. The description which he had been given was brief and to the point.
21. This description didn't seem to tally with what we saw.
22. Include it along with your description and analysis.
23. The paper provides a detailed description of how to create human embryos by cloning.
24. A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
25. We were in a disaster situation that defies description.
26. Surely they must have a description.
27. The beauty of the scene defies description.
28. It was a good enough description for Mattie to be going on with.
29. The description of any animal as an "evolutionary throwback" is controversial.
30. This description teaches others how to find the problem.
31. We had only a vague description of the attacker.
32. She gave an exact description of the attacker.
33. Why do I resist the description?
34. Events of this description occurred daily.
35. They gave a general description of the man.
36. The description was pretty vague.
37. He has a real gift for vivid description.
38. Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland.
39. Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.
40. Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty.
41. The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
42. She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker.
43. You could get them under the Trade Descriptions Act for that!
44. Their money came from trade of some description.
45. The witness's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value.
46. 'Scared stiff' is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.
47. It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
48. Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.
49. This report offered the most specific and accurate description of the problems.
50. Doctors can get the wrong impression from even an accurate description.
51. Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date.
52. Write a very brief description of a typical problem.