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Definition: Description |
DescriptionNoun1. A statement that represents something in words. 2. A act of describing something. 3. Sort or variety; "every description of book was there". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "description" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Description \De*scrip"tion\, noun. [French expression description, from Latin expression descriptio. See Describe.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | A symbolic data structure used to describe a concept. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Attribute type which describes the associated object, e. g. , as in yellow pages entries. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Law | The part of a patent or patent application in which the invention is described in detail. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | A picturing verbally; a giving an account of in words. Source: European Union. (references) |
Tips from 1870 | Usage: Description, Kind. "Flowers of every description were found in his garden." In the above sense the word kind or variety would be more appropriate. Source: Slips of Speech. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A description consists of an enumeration of the quantitative and qualitative parameters which define something, that is, what something looks like, sounds like, feels like, etc. A complete description includes useful subtle differences which can be useful for distinguishing one thing from another such as DNA information as well as gross characteristics commonly noticed which in popular culture define something such as "a giraffe is an animal with a very long neck".Rigorous description is created and used in scientific disciplines as technical terminology.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Description."
Synonym: DescriptionSynonym: verbal description (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Class | Manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament; indication, particularization, selection, specification. |
Description | Noun: description, account, statement, report; expose; (disclosure) specification, particulars; state of facts, summary of facts; brief; (abstract); return; (record); catalogue raisonne; (list); guidebook; (information). |
Multiformity | Adjective: polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex; heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform; manifold, many-sided; variegated, motley, mosaic; epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular; mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers; all manner of; of every description, of all sorts and kinds; et hoc genus omne; and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis. |
Nomenclature | Style, proper name; praenomen, agnomen, cognomen; patronymic, surname; cognomination; eponym; compellation, description, antonym; empty name; handle to one's name; namesake. |
Unconformity | Verb: be uncomformable; Adjective: abnormalize; leave the beaten track, leave the beaten path; infringe a law, infringe a habit, infringe a usage, infringe a custom, break a law, break a habit, break a usage, break a custom, violate a law, violate a habit, violate a usage, violate a custom; drive a coach and six through; stretch a point; have no business there; baffle all description, beggar all description. |
Wonder | Be wonderful; Adjective: beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description; stagger belief. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Description |
| English words defined with "description": job description ♦ Organic description of a curve. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "description": aircraft sound description system, ALgorithm DEScription, Algorithmic Processor Description Language, Axiomatic Architecture Description Language ♦ bibliographic description ♦ Formal description of arbitrary systems by means of functional languages, Formal Description Technique ♦ Hardware Description Language ♦ Interface Description Language ♦ location description ♦ Microwave Hardware Description Language ♦ Page Description Language ♦ Resource Description Framework ♦ Software Description Database ♦ Target-Machine Description Language. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "description": Iconography. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Description" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (account, demonstration, depiction, description, painting, picture, write up). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Well, I think 'legend' might be a better description, Mr. Sinclair (The Rock; writing credit: David Weisberg; Douglas Cook) He has deluged his country with innocent blood, disregarding the most sacred ties of affection, turning father against son, son against brother, in a bloodbath that defies description. (Shaka Zulu; writing credit: Joshua Sinclair) That's not in my job description. (3rd Rock from the Sun; writing credit: Leslie Danon; Austin Reid) Now the scene's been trampled on by half the neighborhood, I can get a better suspect description out of Helen Keller and Forensics is tied up until next Easter (Hill Street Blues; writing credit: Steve Bello; David Black) | |
Lyrics | Or gets your description and sketches ya (Murder Murder (Remix) *; performing artist: Eminem) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Description d'un combat (1960) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Plate 2 of "Description of four remarkable Fishes, taken near the Piscataqua in New Hampshire" by William Peck. 1804. In: "Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. II. - Part II. Page 56. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | "Representation of the Ship Esk of Whitby, Damaged by Ice and Almost Full of Water. During an attempt to invert her position and bring the keel ...." . In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. Frontispiece of Vol. II. Library Call Number G742 .S42 1820 . Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | "Apparatus for cutting blubber." Inspiration for the tomato slicing kitchen magician. In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XXII. Library Call Number G742 .S42 1820 . Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | Diagram depicting depth of water as related to angle and scope of dredge rope for operations conducted off the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS . Cut 68 in: "Deep-sea exploration : A General Description of the Steamer ALBATROSS, Her Appliances and Methods," by Zera L. Tanner. 1897. NOAA Central Library Call No. VM453 .T36 1897 . Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Sigsbee Sounding Machine mounted on the stern of the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS. End plate of : "Deep-sea exploration : A General Description of the Steamer Albatross, Her Appliances and Methods," by Zera L. Tanner. 1897. NOAA Central Library Call No. VM453 .T36 1897 . Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Plate 3. Title page of the guide to German instruments at the International Oceanographic and Marine Fisheries Exposition of 1906. A description of Apstein's mud sampling tube was found in this document. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | [Tetanus: An early description of tetanus]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Colored lithograph, published by Currier & Ives, 1862. It depicts Farragut's fleet passing Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, below New Orleans. For the description provided on the original print, and identification of ships and features, see Photo # NH 76369-KN (complete caption). Credit: NAVY. |
 | Mediterranean moored to the BAPCO pier at Bahrain, circa July 1948. Mooring description from the original report: "A Mediterranean type moor to the BAPCO pier was employed when the ship refueled. The port anchor was dropped well up stream and thirty fathoms of chain veered. The starboard anchor was then dropped and one hundred and five fathoms of chain veered. At the same time the amount of chain veered to the port anchor was increased to one hundred and thirty-five fathoms. The stern was pushed around until perpendicular to the dock and then secured to the dock ...". Credit: NAVY. |  | Devil's Tower or Bear Lodge (Mato [i.e. Mateo] Tepee of the Indians), on the Belle Fourche. Description on back. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Ford focus" by Kristóf Gatter Commentary: "I took this photo in Switzerland. The topic is pretty obvious, so I dont think I need further description." | "Electricity" by Nadine Toussaint Commentary: "No description." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
John Locke | A sound mind in a sound body, is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | The government of the United States is of the latter description. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | They may carry with them their movable property of every description. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I hoped I was perfectly equal to any sacrifice of that description. |
Hiawatha's Photographing | Carroll, Lewis | She came dressed beyond description, Dressed in jewels and in satin Far too gorgeous for an empress |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | We have just described him as a (r)poor Picardy peasant . The description is true, but incomplete |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The King was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | A written description may also be present, such as "Irradiated to destroy harmful microbes". (references) | |
Generally, TS is diagnosed by obtaining a description of the tics and evaluating family history. (references) | ||
If you fit this description, you should request screening for Chlamydia during your annual checkup. (references) | ||
Business | The label must bear an accurate description of the fiber content. (references) | |
No discussion on the SADC opportunities is possible without a description of Eskom. (references) | ||
This report also includes a useful description of the regulatory framework and the market structure. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Fiji | This description includes anything the Government considers false news that could create or foster public alarm or result in "detriment" to the public. (references) |
Lithuania | However, nontraditional religious communities must present an application, a founding statement signed by no less than 15 members, and a description of their religious teachings and their aims. (references) | |
Togo | A religious organization must submit its statutes, a statement of doctrine, bylaws, names and addresses of executive board members, the pastor's diploma, a contract, a site map, and a description of its financial situation. (references) | |
Economic History | Costa Rica | A narrative description and statistical analysis of these sectors follows. (references) |
Colombia | Emphasis is on the clear description of their mutual rights and responsibilities. (references) | |
Spain | Necessary documents: details of the company and work center plus a description of business activities. (references) | |
Human Rights | Moldova | According to a credible report by Amnesty International, many pretrial detentions in Transnistria fit this description. (references) |
Malaysia | One other alleged homosexual partner of Anwar's gave a consistent description of the psychological and physical abuse used by police to force similar confessions from him. (references) | |
Political Economy | THAILAND | Labels bearing product name, description, net weight or volume, and manufacturing/expiration dates, printed in Thai and approved by the TFDA must be affixed to all imported food products. (references) |
Political Rights | Turkey | In August Deputy Prime Minister Yilmaz was criticized strongly by the military and some other party leaders for statements that politicians, not the NSC, should define the limits of "national security." In October Parliament passed a constitutional amendment to add more civilian members to the NSC and revise the description of its function to underline its advisory capacity; however, the amendment had not been implemented by year's end. (references) |
Trade | Colombia | The form requires a complete product description and tariff classification. (references) |
Luxembourg | It should include a complete description and the value of the goods shipped. (references) | |
Travel | Nepal | To obtain a six-month visa, applicants must provide biographic information and a description of relevant work and professional experience. (references) |
Women | Guatemala | The penal code does not include a description of sexual assault as a crime. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LEVIATHAN, n. An enormous aquatic animal mentioned by Job. Some suppose it to have been the whale, but that distinguished ichthyologer, Dr. Jordan, of Stanford University, maintains with considerable heat that it was a species of gigantic Tadpole (Thaddeus Polandensis) or Polliwig -- Maria pseudo-hirsuta. For an exhaustive description and history of the Tadpole consult the famous monograph of Jane Potter, Thaddeus of Warsaw. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | To every description of citizens, let praise be given. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | The Constitution has entrusted Congress exclusively with the power of creating and regulating a currency of that description, and the measures which were taken during the last session in execution of the power give every promise of success. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | A similar establishment was made at an earlier period by persons of the same description in the Gulf of Mexico at a place called Galvezton, within the limits of the United States, as we contend, under the cession of Louisiana. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Part of the American earth-not only in description on a map, but in the reality of our shores, our hills, our parks, our forests, and our mountains-has been permanently set aside for the American public and for their benefit. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Description" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Description" is used about 5,112 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 5,112 | 1,914 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "description": action request/notification description code ♦ agreement type description ♦ agreement type description code ♦ aircraft sound description system ♦ algorithm DEScription ♦ algorithmic Processor Description Language ♦ analytical description ♦ axiomatic Architecture Description Language ♦ baffle all description ♦ baffle description ♦ beggar all description ♦ beggar description ♦ beyond description ♦ bibliographic description ♦ composite data element description ♦ concept description ♦ defy description ♦ description of goods ♦ description of target ♦ description of the life of the people ♦ Formal description of arbitrary systems by means of functional languages ♦ formal Description Technique ♦ give a description of smth. ♦ glowing description ♦ hardware Description Language ♦ Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ♦ hats of every description ♦ interface Description Language ♦ international job description ♦ it baffles description ♦ it beggars description ♦ it defies description ♦ job description ♦ microwave Hardware Description Language ♦ name and address description ♦ Natural language description of object movements in a traffic scene ♦ of this description ♦ organic description of a curve ♦ page Description Language ♦ personal description ♦ problem description ♦ process type description code ♦ processing indicator description code ♦ relationship description ♦ resource Description Framework ♦ route description ♦ send out a description ♦ software Description Database ♦ software design description ♦ status description code ♦ surface description ♦ target description ♦ traffic or travel description definition message ♦ true description ♦ verbal description ♦ vivid description. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "description": description-is, description-lines-are, description-prediction, description-type, description-types. | |
Ending with "description": part-description, self-description. | |
Containing "description": end-of-description-lines, whatever-negative-description-you-can-come-up-with. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "description"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | beskrywing (account). (various references) | |
Albanian | vizatim (depiction, design, diagram, draftsmanship, draughtsmanship, drawing, tracery), përshkrim (commentary, delineation, depiction, portrait, portraiture, presentment, profile, recital, write up), lloj (assortment, brand, brood, cast, class, form, genre, kidney, kind, nature, persuasion, race, rate, shape, sort, species, stamp, stock, style, type, variety). (various references) | |
Arabic | نوع (brood, change, class, form, gender, genus, grain, kidney, kind, manner, order, quality, ripeness, run, sex, sort, species, stripe, style, type, variegate, variety, vary), نعت (adjective, attribute, attributive, epithet, qualification), وصف (adjective, attributive, capacity, characterization, characterize, demonstrate, demonstration, depict, depiction, describe, dub, painting, picture, portray, term), تفصيل (detailing, elaboration, indentation, specification), تصوير (depiction, drawing, figuration, illustration, makings, photograph, photography, picturing, portrayal, representation, reproduction), ضرب (batter, battery, beat, beat off, belabour, biff, buffet, chastise, connect, curry, drub, drubbing, fib, flap, flapping, form, galvanize, genre, go getter, grain, hit, hitting, impact, jabbing, kidney, kind, lace, lace into smb., lam, larrup, let out, lock out, manner, multiplication, multiply, order, overtake, paddle, paste, pasting, patter, poke, pommel, pound, pummel, slash, slosh, sock, sort, stamp, strike, stripe, tan, tanning, thrash, thrashing, thresh, variety, wallop, whip), رسم (block, charge, daub, depict, depiction, describe, design, draft, draught, draw, drawing, etch, etching, exhibit, figure to oneself, formalize, image, impost, lay, lay out, limn, line, mark out, pattern, pencil, picture, plotter, portray, portrayal, protract, scrawl, sketch, tableau, trace, trace over, weave). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сорт (breed, class, degree, genus, grade, kind, nature, order, persuasion, rate, sort, species, strain, style, tap, variety), чертане (drafting, drawing, graphics, protraction, tracing), вид (air, appearance, aspect, blush, breed, cast, clan, class, complexion, demeanor, demeanour, form, genre, genus, grade, guise, kidney, kind, likeness, look, manner, mien, mode, nature, order, persuasion, presence, race, shape, show, similitude, sort, species, strain, stripe, style, taxon, type, variety, view), описване (narration), описание (account, delineation, depiction, narration, narrative, portraiture, portrayal), изображение (depiction, effigy, image, picture, portrait, representation, simulacrum). (various references) | |
Chinese | 描述 (Delineation, Depict, Depicted, Depicting, Depiction, Describe, Described, Describing). (various references) | |
Czech | popis (narration). (various references) | |
Danish | beskrivelse (account). (various references) | |
Dutch | tafereel (account, scene), schildering (account, painting, picture), beschrijving (presentation, representation). (various references) | |
Esperanto | priskribo. (various references) | |
Farsi | وصف (Picture), توصیف , تعریف (Compliment, Definition, Explanation, Portrayal, Quality, Quantification), تشریح (Anatomy, Dissection, Surgery), زاب , شرح (Circumstance, Explanation, Exposition, Geography, Gloss, Innuendo, Legend, Narrative, Recitation, Relation, Sketch, Statement, Story, Tale, Treatise). (various references) | |
Finnish | kuvaus (photography account, presentation). (various references) | |
French | description (demonstration, depiction). (various references) | |
German | Beschreibung (account, depiction, descriptions, descriptive writing, instructions, specification), Schilderung (account, depiction, narration, narrative, portrait, portrayal, recital), bezeichnung (acceptation, appellation, denotation, designating, designation, expression, indication, marking, meaning, notation, signification, term, title), art (behavior, behaviour, breed, category, fashion, fits, form, grade, ilk, kind, manner, mode, nature, niceness, order, property, quality, sort, species, strain, style, type, variety, way). (various references) | |
Greek | περιγραφή (delineation, designation, outline). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תאור (account, depiction, narration, outline, portrayal, representation, sketch), הסבר (explanation, explication). (various references) | |
Hungarian | leírás (cancellation, delineation, panorama, portrayal, presentment, write-off), fajta (brand, breed, ilk, kind, kind of, -natured, persuasion, race, shape, sort, species, stock, style, tribe, variety), féle (shape, sort). (various references) | |
Indonesian | deskripsi, uraian (paraphrase), penggambaran (depiction, drafting), canangan (message, summons). (various references) | |
Italian | descrizione (account, characterisation, characterization, picture). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 銘柄 (brand, make), 叙景 (scenery), 描写 (delineate, delineation, depict vs, depiction, describe). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | デスクリプション , しゃせい (company manufactured, drawing from nature, ejaculation, portrayal, sketching), びょうしゃ (depiction, hospital, infirmary, portrayal, ward), びょうしゅつ, ひつぜつ (written and spoken words), ひっし (brush and paper, desperation, frantic, inevitable death, inevitable result), ひんしゅ (brand, kind), めいがら (brand, make), めいじょう, けいよう (display, figure, figure of speech, fly, form, hoist, modifying, qualification, stems and leaves, Tokyo and Chiba), じょけい (female line, matrilinear, scenery), じょじぶん (narration), じょじゅつ, じょじ (auxiliary word, baby girl, narration, order, particle, primary schoolgirl, sequence), じょ (assistant, daughter, foreword, girl, help, narration, preface, relation, rescue, woman). (various references) | |
Korean | 묘사 (Delineating, Delineation, Depicting, Depiction, Portrayal). (various references) | |
Manx | tuarastyl (counterpart, emolument, fashion, report, representation), coontey (compute, count, list, number, portraiture, score). (various references) | |
Norwegian | signalement, beskrivelse. (various references) | |
Papiamen | deskripshon (account). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | escriptionday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | descrição (account, delimitation, designation, painting, portrait, portrayal). (various references) | |
Romanian | descriere (delineation, depiction, portraiture, portrayal, presentment, relation, representation, sketch), teapã (stamp), soi (breed, feather, kidney, kind, manner, variety), prezentare (adduction, development, exhibit, exhibition, introduction, present, presentation, presentment), fel (character, class, course, custom, feather, kidney, kind, manner, mode, nature, order, race, sort, species, stem, style, tap, tradition, tribe, way), categorie (category, class, color, colour, grade, kind, manner, nature, order, predicament, run, sort, species, type, weight), înfãţişare (air, appearance, aspect, behavior, behaviour, cast, countenance, dash, face, figuration, figure, form, get, guise, hearing, lay, likeness, look, manner, mien, patina, physiognomy, presentation, representation, semblance, shape, similitude). (various references) | |
Russian | описание (account, declaration, definition, depiction, exposition, manuals, portrait, portraiture, scripting, specification, specification statement, write up). (various references) | |
Scottish | tuairisgeul (report). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | deskripcija, opis (periphrasis, portrayal, write up). (various references) | |
Spanish | descripción (account, content, depiction, documentation, epithet, essay, explanation, label, painting, portraiture, portrayal). (various references) | |
Swedish | beskrivning (account, delineation), skildring (depiction, painting, picture), signalement (talking picture), framställning (account, delivery, depiction, exposé, exposition, extraction, interpretation, making, manufacturing, narration, personation, petition, picture, presentment, production, proposal, rendering, representation, request, style). (various references) | |
Tagalog | paglalaráwan (account). (various references) | |
Thai | การพรรณา. (various references) | |
Turkish | tasvir (depiction, pen-portrait, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, version), tarif (characterization, definition, delineation, depiction, specification), tanımlama (characterization, collation, definition, explanation, portraiture, portrayal, specification), tanım (definition, illustration), betimleme (figuration, pen-portrait, portrait, portraiture, portrayal), çeşit (assortment, cast, class, denomination, genre, ilk, item, kind, range, sample, sort, species, stripe, style, variety). (various references) | |
Turkmen | wasp, suratlandyrma. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | креслення (delineation, draft, drafting, draftsmanship, draughtsmanship, drawing, protraction), вид (aspect, complexion, genus, kind, outlook, perspective, prospect, sight, sort, species, view), окреслення (circumscription, contour, delineation), опис (anagraph, calendar, depiction, exposition, indenture), зображення (depiction, effigy, icon, ikon, image, impersonation, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, prefiguration, presentment, reflex, representation, resemblance, simulacrum, video), змалювання (depiction). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tướng mạo (appearance), sự tả, sự miêu tả diện mạo, sự mô tả (delineation, exposition), sự diễn tả, loại nghề nghiệp, hình dạng sự vạch. (various references) | |
Welsh | disgrifiad, darluniad (portrayal). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | descriptio, descriptionem, descriptiones, descriptionibus, descriptionis, expositione, genus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Joshua Chapter 18, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | UmeiV de merisate thn ghn epta meridaV kai enegkate proV me wde kai exoisw umin klhron enanti kuriou tou qeou hmwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mediam inter hos terram in septem partes describite et huc venietis ad me ut coram Domino Deo vestro mittam vobis hic sortem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The mydil loond bitwix thes discryue ye into seuen partise; and thanne ye shulen come to me, that before the Lord oure God I sende to yow her lot; |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Ye shall therefore describe the land in seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And you are to have the land marked out in seven parts, and come back to me with the record; and I will make the distribution for you here by the decision of the Lord our God. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Joshua Chapter 18, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ug magabahin kamo sa yuta sa pito ka bahin, ug dad-a ang plano dinhi kanako; ug magapapalad ako dinhi alang kaninyo sa atubangan ni Jehova nga atong Dios. |
| Chinese | 你 們 要 將 地 分 作 七 分 、 寫 明 了 拿 到 我 這 裡 來 ． 我 要 在 耶 和 華 我 們 神 面 前 、 為 你 們 拈 鬮 。 |
| Croatian | A vi raspišite zemlju na sedam dijelova i donesite mi amo da bacim ždrijeb za vas ovdje pred Jahvom, Bogom našim. |
| Danish | Og I skal så affatte en Beskrivelse over Landet, delt i syv Dele, og bringe mig den; så vil jeg kaste Lod for eder her for HERREN vor Guds Åsyn. |
| Dutch | En gijlieden zult het land beschrijven in zeven delen, en tot mij herwaarts brengen, dat ik voor ulieden het lot hier werpe voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, onzes Gods. |
| Finnish | Pankaa maa, ne seitsemän osaa, kirjaan ja tuokaa kirja tänne minulle, niin minä heitän teidän puolestanne arpaa täällä Herran, meidän Jumalamme, edessä. |
| French | Vous donc, vous tracerez un plan du pays en sept parts, et vous me l`apporterez ici. Je jetterai pour vous le sort devant l`Éternel, notre Dieu. |
| German | Ihr aber schreibt die sieben Teile der Lande auf und bringt sie zu mir hierher, so will ich euch das Los werfen hier vor dem HERRN, unserm Gott. |
| Hungarian | És ti írjátok le a földet hét részre, és hozzátok ide hozzám, hogy sorsot vessek itt néktek az Úr elõtt, a mi Istenünk elõtt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Gambar batas-batas ketujuh bagian tanah itu harus dibuat, dan diserahkan kepada saya. Nanti saya membuang undi untuk mengetahui apa yang ditentukan oleh Allah untuk kalian. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka hendaklah kamu menulis peta tanah itu dengan tujuh bahagiannya, lalu bawalah akan peta itu kepadaku, maka aku akan membuang undi karena kamu di hadapan hadirat Tuhan, Allah kita. |
| Maori | Na me tuhituhi e koutou te whenua kia whitu nga wahi, ka kawe mai ai i te pukapuka ki ahau ki konei, a maku e maka o koutou rota ki konei ki te aroaro o Ihowa, o to tatou Atua. |
| Norwegian | Og I skal skrive op alt det som er i landet, i syv deler, og komme hit til mig med det I har skrevet; så vil jeg kaste lodd for eder her, for Herrens, vår Guds åsyn. |
| Rumanian | Voi dar, sq faceyi un plan al yqrii kmpqryite kn wapte pqryi, wi sq mi -l aduceyi aici. Voi arunca soryul pentru voi knaintea Domnului, Dumnezeului nostru. |
| Swedish | Och sedan skolen I sätta upp beskrivningen över landet, efter dessa sju delar, och bära den hit till mig, så vill jag kasta lott för eder här inför HERREN, vår Gud. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "description": descriptions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "description": misdescription, redescription. (additional references) | |
Words containing "description": misdescriptions, redescriptions. (additional references) | |
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"Description" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: descreption, descretion, describtion, descriptiion, descriptio, descripton, descrition, descrpition, desription, Discreptione, discription, discrition, dsecretion, escription. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "description" (pronounced duskri"pshun) |
| 9 | -u s k r i" p sh u n | nonprescription, prescription. |
| 8 | -s k r i" p sh u n | conscription, inscription, proscription, subscription, transcription. |
| 7 | -k r i" p sh u n | encryption. |
| 5 | -i" p sh u n | conniption, egyptian. |
| 4 | -p sh u n | absorption, adoption, anticorruption, assumption, caption, conception, consumption, contraception, contraption, corruption, deception, disruption, eruption, exception, exemption, gumption, inception, interception, interruption, misconception, misperception, option, overconsumption, perception, preconception, preemption, presumption, reception, redemption, resumption. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraction, contradiction, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: predictions. | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: depictions, directions, discretion, isentropic, perditions, prediction. | |
-2 letters: centroids, conspired, depiction, depictors, direction, disorient, doctrines, dripstone, inceptors, incorpsed, indicters, indictors, inspector, perdition, peridotic, precision, reindicts, retinoids, sporicide, tripodies. | |
-3 letters: centroid, citrines, cointers, consider, conspire, cordites, corniest, crinites, crinoids, decision, depictor, derision, despotic, dictions, diopters, dioptres, dioptric, diorites, dipteron, disinter, doctrine, editions, entropic, epidotic, episodic. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: descriptions, periodontics, predications. | |
+2 letters: depreciations, endoparasitic, preconditions, predilections, preinductions, redescription. | |
+3 letters: decrepitations, dryopithecines, misdescription, nondescriptive, redescriptions, reduplications, superinduction. | |
+4 letters: misdescriptions, superinductions. | |
+5 letters: premodifications, radioprotections. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Bible Trace 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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