Describing

Do not create a new term if a term describing a concept already exists. ❋ Valerie Woolley (2012)

He added that the fault occurred in the "real dynamics of the vehicle" - a term describing the weapon's trajectory and behavior - and could not have been revealed by underground explosive testing or by examining the components. ❋ David E. Hoffman (2011)

Notable was the phrasing of a warning to Iran: that any action to block free transit of regional oil shipments and other commerce would be a "redline," a term describing an unacceptable action that would be countered with an American response. ❋ By THOM SHANKER (2011)

Let's dispense with the argument over the semantics right here: I think we can all agree there is nothing honourable about so-called honour killings, but it is the problem itself, not the correctness of the term describing it, that is at issue in this article. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The high-value target team is expected to use any intelligence found at the bin Laden compound in the hunt, although a month after the raid analysts have found nothing "actionable," a term describing intelligence that leads to a strike or operation against a new al-Qaida target, two U.S. officials say. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It is a term describing both the personal perception of a lack of social norms, and the actual breakdown of social norms and values. ❋ Lori Day (2011)

Yet the word describing the relationship between husbands and wives is respect. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

Isolette: the word makes me cringe, even now—the prettified, French-sounding “ette” at the end of a word describing a plastic cage that isolated you from me. ❋ Marianne Leone (2010)

"Field capacity" is the term describing soil particles holding all the water they can against the force of gravity. ❋ Steve Solomon (N/A)

Used as both a noun and a verb, the word describing a post made on the online Twitter message service is among more than 100 new terms revealed Thursday for the dictionary publisher's newest edition. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Tucked away on page 466 of President Obama's 2,704-page health-care bill is a provision that changes the definition of "medical assistance," the term describing what states are required to provide to Medicaid recipients. ❋ Kevinbinversie (2010)

Why, after 5,600 years of regular use as the term describing "non-Jew" would you want to cede this excellent little word to a small group of racists? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Calling it "our Mona Lisa," New York collector-philanthropist Ronald Lauder then purchased the painting from Mrs. Altmann for a reported $135 million, installing it with commanding splendor in his Neue Galerie, a museum of German and Austrian modernist art on Manhattan's Upper East Side, yet without a label describing its amazing legal history. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There's a term describing the skin as kind of a murky dark. ❋ Phillip Martin (2010)

“Westerners” is a modern term describing cultural traits. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tom: "[So what] did she say Jim?" Jim: "Well, [she said that] you were tall, dark, and handsome. Tom: "[That's good] news...good describations." ❋ King_Ninja (2006)

There is 3 people standing by a door. two women and a man. one is Candace facing the tv [on set]. She speaks trying to say a television show is in described video. A second male on stage is laying on a [coutch]. he is attempting to prove her wrong because the television show is really just being narrated or Several people are visible in the picture, in particular, four women in the [foreground] who are facing the camera. ❋ Dr.Provesyouwrong (2011)

[Go] describe a spruce tree [Payge]!!! ❋ Gosuckasprucetree (2022)

“[Words] can not describe how much [I love you, but] —describes in [600] [words] how much she loves him—“ ❋ TheAlwaysCorrect1 (2023)

[POTHOLE] (Describing someone) defines: when used to describe someone POTHOLE means they are a dickhead and should be avoided at all costs, especially on nights out. “Don’t go near him, he’s a [pothole]” “Your bird is a pothole” “Fuck off you pothole” “Your one is a pothole and a [gowl]” (see “gowl” for meaning“ Plural: “You’re all potholes” Group of potholes: SHOWER of potholes Or PACK of potholes ❋ Potsy (2020)

Why does the author describe how she counted the rows of deck lights when she was in the lifeboa ❋ Datboi101lol (2021)

person 1: hey how do you describe wall [person 2]: [I don't know] it's [a wall] ❋ Adriel Is Best (2021)

when tragedy can't describe ❋ Xdr5t3evq3q (2023)

Jordan: "This [peanut butter and jelly sandwich] is so [nostalgic]." Marie: "Wow, that's a very strong **[describation]**." ❋ Marieiol (2023)