describes
Tells about something
Describes is the third-person singular of describe—to give an account of something's qualities, features, or characteristics.
Someone describes a scene, a person, or an experience: The witness describes the suspect as tall with dark hair.
A word or phrase describes something when it applies to or characterizes it: Nothing describes her better than "relentless."
Makes something understandable
- articulatesExpresses in words
- communicatesExchanges information with others
- conveysTransfers or expresses
- expressesCommunicates through words
relates · recounts · narrates · tells · states · reports · details · outlines
Represents through imagery
- portraysPerforms as another
- illustratesShows by example
- picturesVisual depictions of scenes
- paintsColored surface liquids
sketches · renders · delineates · captures · represents · visualizes · draws · images
States exact meaning
- characterizesDescribes distinguishing features
- classifiesAssigns to groups
- categorizesSorts into groups
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
identifies · designates · denotes · typifies · specifies · qualifies · distinguishes · demarcates
States precisely and explicitly
- delineatesDescribes or portrays precisely
- documentsFormal written records
- annotatesAdds explanatory notes
- catalogsComprehensive itemized lists
itemizes · enumerates · tabulates · codifies · indexes · inventories · registers · notation
explains
Makes something understandable
- articulatesExpresses in words
- communicatesExchanges information with others
- conveysTransfers or expresses
expresses · relates · recounts · narrates · tells · states · reports · details · outlines · summarizes
depicts
Represents through imagery
- portraysPerforms as another
- illustratesShows by example
- picturesVisual depictions of scenes
paints · sketches · renders · delineates · captures · represents · visualizes · draws · images · shows
defines
States exact meaning
- characterizesDescribes distinguishing features
- classifiesAssigns to groups
- categorizesSorts into groups
labels · identifies · designates · denotes · typifies · specifies · qualifies · distinguishes · demarcates · delimits
specifies
States precisely and explicitly
- delineatesDescribes or portrays precisely
- documentsFormal written records
- annotatesAdds explanatory notes
catalogs · itemizes · enumerates · tabulates · codifies · indexes · inventories · registers · notation · schema
recounts
Narrates or re-tallies
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
- relatesConnects or recounts
- narratesTells a story aloud
tells · accounts · reports · documents · logs · records · catalogs · traces · details · rehearses
describesconfuses
Causes mental disarray
obscures · muddles · obfuscates · mystifies · befuddles
describesshows
Presents or broadcasts
demonstrates · displays · exhibits · presents · illustrates
- described videoVisual media with narration