describe
Definitions
Verb
- Give a description of
- To give an account or representation of in words
- Make a mark or lines on a surface
- Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "describe".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "describe".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "describe".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | described | 2 | 120 |
| 2 | describes | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | describing | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | prescribed | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | prescribe | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | scribe | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | indescribable | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | decried | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | decries | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | ascribe | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | prescribes | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | describable | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | xscribe | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | scribes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | scriber | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | decibel | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | prescriber | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | scribner | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | scribble | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | schriber | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "describe" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "describe" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to describe | 1 | 12 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "describe" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | industry | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | used | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | accurately | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | cautiously | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | experiences | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | fair | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | mantell | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | possible | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | restaurant | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | often | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "describe".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 5
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 10
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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