| query | A d__________ of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like .A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like . Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty. They send out detailed descriptions of the job with the application forms. He has a real gift for vivid description. |
|---|---|
| word | description |
| full-definition | noun A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like . Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty. They send out detailed descriptions of the job with the application forms. He has a real gift for vivid description. If something is of a particular description, it belongs to the general class of items that are mentioned . ...the oldest Catholic church of any description in England. Events of this description occurred daily. You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme . His face is weary beyond description. We were in a disaster situation that defies description. |
| inflections | descriptions |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Descend descended behaviour unacceptable expressing disapproval fact descending
Previous card: Descended descend people mood atmosphere place affects spreading
Up to card list: Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)