descriptions

4 definitions • 8 examples

something that tells you what something or someone is like:

description of Write a description of your favourite beach.

She has given the police a very detailed/full description of the robber.

Your paper contains too much description, and not enough discussion of the issues.

of all types:

Boats of every description were entering the harbour.

to be something that you cannot describe accurately because of its great size, quality, or level:

Her beauty is beyond description.

a statement or a piece of writing that tells what something or someone is like:

[ C ] Your description of Della was hilarious.

[ U ] Boats of every description (= of all types) entered the harbor.

[ U ] The beauty of the Rockies is beyond description (= is impossible to describe).