Description - English meaning

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

Usage examples:

A new brand of soap powder

verb

Mark with a branding iron.

Usage examples:

The seller had branded the animal with his grandfather's name

noun

A name given to a product or service

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun

A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.

Usage examples:

The big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by british farmers

noun

A particular type of animal or plant

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The different breeds of dogs, authentic blues singers are a dying breed (= there are not many of th…

noun

A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

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The various categories of research

noun

A grouping of people or things by type in any systematic arrangement

Usage examples:

The light trucks weigh less than 5,000 pounds and are in a category that includes minivans, pickups…

noun

A group of people or things that have similar features

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A category of sth the use of the four categories of customer is to ensure that marketing messages a…

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Usage examples:

Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

Usage examples:

A vast chronicle of spanish history

verb

Record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

Usage examples:

His work chronicles 20th-century migration

noun

A record of events in the order in which they happened

Usage examples:

This book is the most eloquent chronicle of an empire’s downfall that i have seen., infml the diary…

noun

A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.

Usage examples:

It has good accommodation for a hotel of this class

verb

Assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.

Usage examples:

Conduct which is classed as criminal

adjective

Showing stylish excellence.

Usage examples:

He's a class player

noun

An expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation.

Usage examples:

A biting social commentary about the divide between rich and poor

noun

A series of remarks describing an event, esp. on radio or television, or a set of written notes explaining or expressing an opinion on a text or subject

Usage examples:

[ c ] the television commentary on the olympic games

noun

A spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens, or the action of providing this description

Usage examples:

Commentary on the commentary on the olympic games was much better on the other channel., after reti…

noun

The action of choosing someone to hold an office or post.

Usage examples:

A leader's designation of his own successor

noun

The act of choosing someone or something for a special job, or stating that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

[ c ] associate professor is her official designation (= title).

noun

An official title or name

Usage examples:

What's her official designation now she's been promoted?, the area qualifies for designation as a s…

noun

Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.

Usage examples:

Work that led to the elucidation of the structure of proteins

noun

The act of explaining something or making something clear

Usage examples:

These figures need elucidation., a diagram was provided for further elucidation.

noun

A statement or account that makes something clear.

Usage examples:

The birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends

noun

The details or other information that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand

Usage examples:

[ c ] she gave a detailed explanation of the administration’s health-care proposal., [ c ] he had n…

noun

A style or category of art, music, or literature.

Usage examples:

The spy thriller is a very masculine genre

noun

A particular subject or style of literature, art, or music

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The genre of landscape painting

noun

A style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics

Usage examples:

What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?, a literary/musical/film genre

noun

A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized latin name, e.g. leo.

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The identification of two named genera in a single organism presents a taxonomic dilemma.

noun

A group of animals or plants that share some characteristics in a larger biological group

noun

A group of animals or plants, more closely related than a family, but less similar than a species

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

Usage examples:

He now had two patches of grain and maize while apricots, cherries, plums and quince hung heavily f…

verb

Give a rough surface or texture to.

Usage examples:

Her fingers were grained with chalk dust

noun

A seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant

Usage examples:

[ c ] wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread., [ u ] grain is one of the main exp…

noun

A type of person or thing similar to one already referred to.

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The veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at

noun

A particular type

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Of someone’s ilk the worst of her criticism was reserved for journalists, photographers, and others…

noun

A picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.

Usage examples:

An illustration of a yacht

noun

The action of explaining the meaning of something.

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The interpretation of data

noun

An explanation or opinion of what something means

Usage examples:

[ c ] we had different interpretations of the survey results., [ c ] masur’s interpretation of the …

noun

Each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, that excrete urine.

Usage examples:

Treatment must be rapid to protect organs such as the kidneys, lungs, and liver from damage.

noun

Either of a pair of small organs in the body that remove waste matter from the blood and produce urine

noun

A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

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All kinds of music

adjective

Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.

Usage examples:

She was a good, kind woman

Having a tender and considerate and helpful nature

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

noun

A hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens.

Usage examples:

The smith would pour the molten metal into the shaped mould

verb

Form (an object) out of malleable material.

Usage examples:

Mould the figure from white fondant

noun

A furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.

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Mould may flourish unhindered

noun

The action or process of narrating a story.

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The style of narration in the novel

noun

The telling of a story, or the work of a narrator

noun

A note in a set of accounts that gives details about a payment made or received

noun

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Usage examples:

A gripping narrative

adjective

In the form of or concerned with narration.

Usage examples:

A narrative poem

noun

A story or a description of events

Usage examples:

The novel is a wonderful narrative of wartime adventure.

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

Usage examples:

A portrait of george iii

adjective

Of or in a format of printed matter or screen display that is higher than it is wide.

Usage examples:

To take photos in a portrait or landscape mode, just swivel the phone

noun

A painting, photograph, or drawing of a person

Usage examples:

The book paints a grim portrait of wartime suffering.

noun

A depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature; a picture.

Usage examples:

A realistic portrayal of war

noun

The way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work

Usage examples:

His latest movie is a grim portrayal of wartime suffering., she won a best actress award for her po…

verb

Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

I recounted the tale to steve

verb

Count again.

Usage examples:

The children arrange and rearrange the objects in a set and recount them each time

noun

An act or instance of giving an account of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

Tom ended his recount of the events leading up to the murder there but promised that more on the sa…

noun

The way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another.

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Questions about the relation between writing and reality

noun

Connection or similarity

Usage examples:

[ u ] there was little relation between the book and the movie., [ pl ] diplomatic relations, [ pl …

noun

A performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music.

Usage examples:

A wonderful rendition of ‘nessun dorma’

noun

A particular way in which music is performed or a drawing or painting is produced or appears

Usage examples:

New renditions of old beatles tunes

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

noun

The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

Usage examples:

You may qualify for free legal representation

noun

People who will speak and act for you in an official situation, or the fact of someone speaking and acting for you

Usage examples:

More american workers are demanding union representation., these employees need legal representatio…

noun

A category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

Usage examples:

If only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with

verb

Arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type.

Usage examples:

The mail was sorted

noun

A group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities

Usage examples:

What sort of equipment will she need?, he was squinting through the eyepiece of some sort of naviga…

noun

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. the species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a latin binomial, e.g. homo sapiens.

Usage examples:

As in darwin's theory of natural selection, a species must adjust to survive.

noun

A set of animals or plants, members of which have similar characteristics to each other and which can breed with each other

noun

An act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement.

Usage examples:

Give a full specification of the job advertised

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

noun

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

Usage examples:

An adventure story

noun

Variant spelling of storey.

noun

A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.

Usage examples:

A three-storey building

noun

A long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it.

Usage examples:

A pair of blue shorts with pink stripes

verb

Mark with stripes.

Usage examples:

Her body was striped with bands of sunlight

noun

A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.

Usage examples:

Different styles of management

verb

Archaic term for stylus (sense 2).

suffix

(forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.

Usage examples:

Family-style

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope

noun

The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony.

Usage examples:

It's the variety that makes my job so enjoyable

noun

The characteristic of frequently changing, or of including many different types or things

Usage examples:

The markets offer a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables., you can get magazines there that have …

noun

One particular type of a thing

Usage examples:

We need to create new varieties of drought-resistant coffee., we select apple varieties with a long…

noun

A particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing.

Usage examples:

A revised version of the paper was produced for a later meeting

verb

Create a new version of.

Usage examples:

The english curriculum would then be versioned for northern ireland, scotland, and wales

noun

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

Usage examples:

I don't like the word ‘unofficial’

verb

Express (something spoken or written) in particular words.

Usage examples:

He words his request in a particularly ironic way

exclamation

Used to express agreement or affirmation.

Usage examples:

Word, that's a good record, man