And dictionaries generally describe weeds as plants that have no usefulness or beauty.

The dictionary describes properties of the image, and the stream contains the image data.

The dictionaries and tables describe pronunciations in relative terms, but do not give their actual sounds.

Kersey's Dictionary (1708) describes an umbrella as a "screen commonly used by women to keep off rain."

Some dictionaries describe widespread usage of "senior citizen" for people over the age of 65.

Grove's Dictionary describes her voice as "one of the most beautiful voices of her time".

It meant a stew of nutria, which the dictionary describes as a water-dwelling rodent.

In one definition, the dictionary describes amaranth as "an imaginary flower that never fades or dies."

The Dictionary of National Biography describes this as a pleasant interlude in his life.

Dictionaries define the specific meanings of content words, but can only describe the general usages of function words.