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Collocations for description - noun

ADJECTIVE

complete, comprehensive, detailed, full
The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
accurate, apt, clear, exact, excellent, fair, fitting, good, perfect
‘Like a fish out of water’ was an apt description of how I felt in my new job.
rich, vivid
a vivid description of life in the Wild West
graphic, lurid
She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
lengthy, long
brief, short
basic, simple
general, vague
objective
A report is generally an objective description rather than a statement of opinion.
formal
verbal, written
physical
job
There was no mention of any cleaning in my job description.

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VERB + description

give (sb), issue (BrE), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
Police have issued a description of the gunman.
She was able to provide a description of the intruder.
fit, match
A man fitting your description was seen entering the building.
Police have arrested two men matching the descriptions of the robbers.
beggar, defy
His face was so odd that it defies description.

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description + VERB

apply to sb, fit sb
I realized to my horror that the description of the killer could fit me.

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