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Search phrase: describe

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.35them I will describe them and, according to my descriptionthem, I will describe them, and according to my description

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.53.5 Describe Adonis, and the counterfeit Describe Adonis and the counterfet,

Glossary

 12 result(s).
deliverreport [to], communicate [to], tell, describe
dilaterelate, describe, enlarge upon
distinguishcall, describe as, dub
dodescribe, depict, report
monsterdescribe as something wonderful, make into an unnatural marvel
namegive particulars of, speak about, describe
personatedescribe, represent, delineate
phraselesslacking language to describe
renderdescribe, represent, depict [as]
reportgive an account [of], describe in words
speakgive an account of, report, describe
stammerdescribe poorly, undervalue

Thesaurus

 15 result(s).
describedo
describedilate
describedeliver
describename
describepersonate
describespeak
describerender
describe asdistinguish
describe as wonderfulmonster
describe in wordsreport
describe poorlystammer
language to describe, lackingphraseless
poorly describestammer
wonderful, describe asmonster
words, describe inreport

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DESCRIBEBASICdescribe v, description n

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