Definition of Descry

De`scry´
v. t.1.To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.
[imp. & p. p. Descried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Descrying.]
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel.
- Judg. i. 23.
Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry
The strength o' the enemy.
- Shak.
2.To discover; to disclose; to reveal.
n.1.Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance.


Related Words

appreciate, behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, come alive, comprehend, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, espy, glimpse, have in sight, hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, penetrate, perceive, pick out, pick up, pierce, plumb, realize, recognize, see, see daylight, see into, see the light, see through, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in, turn up, twig, understand, view, witness


Search

Word:

Browse

Descending constellations
Descending node
Descending series
Descendingly
Descension
Descensional
Descensive
Descensory
Descent
Descent by distaff
Describable
Describe
Describent
Describer
Descrier
Description
Descriptive
Descriptive anatomy
Descriptive geometry
Descrive
Desecate
Desecrate
Desecrater
Desecration
Desecrator
Desegmentation
desegregate
desegregation
desensitisation
desensitise
desensitization
desensitize
desensitized
desensitizing
Desert
Desert flora
Desert hare
Desert mouse
deserted
Deserter
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
© 2008 Interapple, Inc.Cover