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Search phrase: describe

Plays

 5 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.18.2Thou hast describedThou hast describ'd
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
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.56Patterned by that the poet here describes,Patern'd by that the Poet heere describes,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.207How he describes himself!How he describes himselfe.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.89.1Thou hast well described him.Thou ha'st well describde him,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.53.5 Describe Adonis, and the counterfeit Describe Adonis and the counterfet,

Glossary

 13 result(s).
deliverreport [to], communicate [to], tell, describe
dilaterelate, describe, enlarge upon
distinguishcall, describe as, dub
dodescribe, depict, report
Gargantualarge-mouthed voracious giant of N France, as described by Rabelais
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).
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describedilate
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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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Humours...c) are examples of people at some point described as choleric 'you are altogether gover...
... mistress quickly (mw i iv 73) when she describes dr caius as 'phlegmatic' (she means 'c...
...ate amorous courageous hotspur (as described by his wife) in military rules hum...
...idle falstaff and his companions (as described by prince hal) i know you all and ...
... irascible bad tempered cassius (as described by brutus) go show your slaves how ...
...gloomy sullen depressed jaques (as described by rosalind) they say you are a mel...
Plants...ceae delphinium consolida larkspur described as ‘trim’ lily tg ii iii 1...
...ated with purity freshness whiteness described as ‘sweetest fairest’ (cym iv ii 201)...
...ula veris ‘first-born child of ver’ described as ‘fair’ and ‘pale’ rose ...
...nce pity also called ‘herb of grace’ described as ‘sour’ (r2 iii iv 105) sen...
...ly fumaria officinalis type of weed described as ‘rank’ fumitory h5 v ii...
...ly fumaria officinalis type of weed described as ‘rank’ furrow-weed kl i...
Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore...mouthed voracious giant of n france as described by rabelais gorboduc tn iv...
Italian and Spanish... ) e3 ii ii 12 away the motto described by thaisa in per ii ii 27 as ‘spanish’...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DESCRIBEBASICdescribe v, description n

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