phrase descriptive
1Descriptive — De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.… …
2Descriptive anatomy — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… …
3Descriptive geometry — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… …
4Descriptive marker — A descriptive marker is a grammatic feature of certain languages. It is defined linguistically as a free morpheme that indicates the grammatical function marking description. Contents 1 Function 2 Usage 3 Descriptive markers in Toytonic …
5Descriptive psychology — Psychology …
6phrase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ colloquial, idiomatic ▪ key ▪ ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first time marathon runner. ▪ common, familiar …
7descriptive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ highly, very ▪ a highly descriptive account of her journey through Africa ▪ purely …
8phrase — I. noun Etymology: Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell Date: 1530 1. a characteristic manner or style of expression ; diction 2. a. a brief expression; especially catchphrase b. word …
9descriptive clause — noun a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies • Syn: ↑nonrestrictive clause • Hypernyms: ↑subordinate clause, ↑dependent clause …
10Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable — Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer s, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions and figures, whether historical or mythical. Contents 1 History 2… …