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| caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
| characterize |
to describe the particular character or qualities of; give certain characteristics to. [1/2 definitions] |
| compare |
to note or describe the similarities or differences of. [1/4 definitions] |
| define |
to describe the nature of. [1/2 definitions] |
| demonstrate |
to explain or describe, especially by modeling or using many examples. [1/4 definitions] |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
| detail |
to describe or tell with all the particulars. [1/3 definitions] |
| jargon1 |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| label |
a term or phrase used to describe a person or thing. [1/4 definitions] |
| list2 |
(used to describe ships or boats) to lean to one side. [1/2 definitions] |
| MIA |
abbreviation of "missing in action," used to describe members of the armed forces who became missing during a war. |
| modify |
to describe or limit the meaning of; qualify. [1/3 definitions] |
| natural |
having to do with the sciences that study and describe nature. [1/7 definitions] |
| out of |
used to describe the loss of something or no longer having something. [1/3 definitions] |
| picture |
to describe. [1/7 definitions] |
| predicate |
the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does, or what is done to the subject. It is made of the verb and all the words that describe the verb or that the verb affects. |
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