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.