(an act of) describing; a kind or type
account in speech, writing
Cases of word usage
1) a written or spoken report or description (account)
2) a story or description in which characters symbolize ideas such as patients, Purity and Truth usually to teach a moral lesson (allegory)
3) something out of date either now or in a description of past events (anachronism)
4) an author's (ability to provide a) description of a character or through her or his actions, words, personality and other typical features so that the reader, viewer etc can identify her or him clearly (characterization)
5) containing description (descriptive)
6) to give a false account or description of (a person, opinion etc) (misrepresent)
7) a painted picture, drawing or photograph of a person or animal; a vivid description in words (portrait)
8) a long, disorganized account or description (rigmarole)
9) a rough, quickly made drawing; a short account or description without details; a short humorous play or piece of writing (sketch)
10) having the description mentioned, but wrongly (so-called)