But to a new generation of high-speed communicators, a tweet describes a message sent through a popular new service.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

The meaning of buff that we do know about is one that describes a person.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

This expression describes a young man who has many good qualities and a bright future.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

the nineteenth century French writer Charles Baudelaire describes a cheerless world where nothing is beautiful.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

It describes a rectangle with a length about one and one-half times its width.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

The group operates animal shelters. And it has been developing a specialized camel rescue center, which it describes as the first of its kind in India.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

The word "raconteur" describes a person who is skillful at telling stories.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

It describes a job that does not take much effort.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

It describes a go-between.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

McCartney adds, he feels privileged to have worked with Michael, a person he describes as a massively talented individual with a gentle soul.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Walter Curioso of the University of Washington describes a program in Peru where AIDS patients get a text message reminding them to take their medicine.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

(Speaking in French) Aounit hopes the government call will prompt what he describes as a larger "de-ghettoization" of France's social system, which must also include equal access to jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

It describes how a hunter can use both barrels of a shotgun to bring down two birds very quickly.

VOA: special.2010.07.25