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Definition of descries in English English dictionary
- descry
- To notice carefully; to detect
When I had passed the vale where my bower stood...I came within view of the sea...and it being a very clear day, I fairly descried land - whether an island or a continent I could not tell; but it lay very high, extending ... at a very great distance.
- descry
- to discern
- descry
- {n} a discovery
- descry
- {v} to spy out, to discover
- descry
- To notice carefully; detect
- descry
- \dih-SKRY\, verb: 1 To catch sight of, especially objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern 2 To discover by observation; to detect
- descry
- Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance
- descry
- To discover; to disclose; to reveal
- descry
- To see
- descry
- to see or catch sight of, often from a distance, as in: When I descry the island, I'll shout, "Land Ho!" (9/20/2000: Thank you to Mr John Callendar, CEO of Sirenic, for suggesting this word pair )
- descry
- To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover
- descry
- catch sight of
- descry
- {f} see; see from far away; discover
- descry
- \dih-SKRY\, transitive verb: 1 To catch sight of, especially something distant or obscure; to discern 2 To discover by observation; to detect