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{
"term": "description",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like",
"sensetop": "description of somebody/somethingbeyond description",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Follow the link below for a more **detailed description**."
},
{
"text": "a **brief description** of the software",
"contextForm": "description of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The name means ‘no trees’ and it is an **accurate description** of the island."
},
{
"text": "Police have issued a description of the gunman."
},
{
"text": "This is a film that **defies description** *(= is difficult or impossible to describe)*."
},
{
"text": "the novelist’s powers of description"
},
{
"text": "a personal pain that goes beyond description *(= is too great to express in words)*",
"contextForm": "beyond description"
},
{
"text": "A report is generally an objective description rather than a statement of opinion."
},
{
"text": "She gave us a lurid description of the birth."
},
{
"text": "He was able to provide a description of the intruder."
},
{
"text": "The catalogue gives a full description of each product."
},
{
"text": "a vivid description of life in Ancient Rome"
},
{
"text": "‘Scared stiff’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment."
}
],
"topics": ["Literature and writing"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "comprehensive", "detailed"],
"verb + description": ["give (somebody)", "issue", "offer (somebody)"],
"description + verb": ["apply to somebody", "fit somebody"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "of some, etc. type",
"sensetop": "of some, all, every, etc. description",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In the bay were boats of every description."
},
{
"text": "There were flying machines of all descriptions whizzing about."
},
{
"text": "Their money came from trade of some description."
},
{
"text": "The trunk was full of medals, coins and things of that description."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be like a particular person or thing",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday."
},
{
"text": "We're all looking for quick, healthy meals, and pasta fits this description."
},
{
"text": "A man fitting your description was seen entering the building."
},
{
"text": "I realized to my horror that the description of the killer could fit me."
},
{
"text": "Police have arrested two men matching the descriptions of the robbers."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be too extreme, horrible, etc. to believe/describe",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It beggars belief how things could have got this bad."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/",
"audio": "de/description/description__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/",
"audio": "de/description/description__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descriptio(n-), from describere ‘write down’."
}