describes
P264
predicate
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.
All labels observed (64)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| defines | 29,662 |
| describes canonical | 19,259 |
| portrays | 17,734 |
| plotSummary | 6,453 |
| describedBy | 2,037 |
| explains | 1,938 |
| describesEvent | 1,229 |
| clarifies | 959 |
| depictsEvent | 859 |
| described | 542 |
| describesConcept | 250 |
| description | 212 |
| usedToDescribe | 168 |
| styleDescription | 117 |
| mediaDescription | 104 |
| describesAs | 63 |
| describesPerson | 45 |
| describesAttribute | 41 |
| isDescribedBy | 39 |
| describesQuality | 29 |
| describesTaxon | 29 |
| describesProcess | 19 |
| tailDescription | 18 |
| containsDescriptionOf | 16 |
| mathematicallyDescribedBy | 15 |
| aimsToDescribe | 9 |
| describesTraitOf | 8 |
| describesOutcome | 7 |
| areDescribedBy | 6 |
| hasTheoreticalDescription | 6 |
| describesFunctionAs | 5 |
| describesBehavior | 4 |
| statementDescribes | 4 |
| describedByTheory | 3 |
| describesAct | 3 |
| describesInteractionOf | 3 |
| describesWeather | 3 |
| décrit | 3 |
| beschreibt | 2 |
| describedByTerm | 2 |
| describesClass | 2 |
| describesObject | 2 |
| describesScenario | 2 |
| describesStateOf | 2 |
| describesSubject | 2 |
| firstDescribes | 2 |
| isUsedToDescribe | 2 |
| PaulDescribesAs | 1 |
| accuratelyDescribes | 1 |
| apologyDescribedAs | 1 |
| describedAmericanDreamAs | 1 |
| describesAccordingTo | 1 |
| describesPhenomenon | 1 |
| describesSituation | 1 |
| describesTitle | 1 |
| explainsQualitatively | 1 |
| helpsDescribe | 1 |
| kirjeldus | 1 |
| linearDescription | 1 |
| mustDescribe | 1 |
| normativelyDescribes | 1 |
| openingWordsDescribe | 1 |
| phaseIDescription | 1 |
| theoryDescribedIn | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: describes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.
Sample triples (81,936)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| IANA Naming Function Contract | security and stability requirements for root zone management via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ICANN Bylaws | ICANN structure via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ICANN Bylaws | ICANN powers via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ICANN Bylaws | ICANN processes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ICANN Bylaws | ICANN accountability mechanisms via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
NSS
surface form:
National Security Strategy of the United States
|
U.S. vital national interests via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
NSS
surface form:
National Security Strategy of the United States
|
U.S. major national security threats via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
NSS
surface form:
National Security Strategy of the United States
|
U.S. strategic objectives via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King’s early life via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King’s struggles as a young writer via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King’s 1999 car accident via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | Stephen King’s recovery from injury via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| All In: An Autobiography | Billie Jean King’s tennis career ⓘ |
| All In: An Autobiography | Billie Jean King’s fight for social justice ⓘ |
| All In: An Autobiography | formation of the Women’s Tennis Association ⓘ |
| All In: An Autobiography | creation of the Virginia Slims Circuit ⓘ |
| All In: An Autobiography | Billie Jean King’s activism for equal pay in sports ⓘ |
| All In: An Autobiography | Billie Jean King’s coming out as gay ⓘ |
| Letter of Aristeas | legendary origins of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| Letter of Aristeas | translation of the Torah into Greek ⓘ |
| Letter of Aristeas |
Library of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
library of Alexandria
|
| Letter of Aristeas |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
court of Ptolemaic Egypt
|
| Letter of Aristeas | commissioning of Greek translation of the Law via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Letter of Aristeas | sending of Jewish elders from Jerusalem to Alexandria via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Vixen | Clement Clarke Moore via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus arriving in a sleigh ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus landing on a rooftop ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus entering through a chimney ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus filling stockings ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
a quiet house on Christmas Eve ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
children sleeping ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
sugar-plums dancing in children's heads ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
a miniature sleigh ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
a tiny reindeer team ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Claus as chubby and plump
|
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus with a round belly ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus with a white beard ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus with a bundle of toys ⓘ |
|
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
|
Santa Claus's twinkling eyes and merry dimples ⓘ |
| Bardeen–Stephen model of flux flow in superconductors | flux flow ⓘ |
| Bardeen–Stephen model of flux flow in superconductors | motion of Abrikosov vortices ⓘ |
| Bardeen–Stephen model of flux flow in superconductors | energy dissipation due to vortex motion ⓘ |
| Bardeen–Stephen model of flux flow in superconductors | flux-flow resistivity ⓘ |
| Bardeen–Stephen model of flux flow in superconductors | viscous drag on vortices ⓘ |
| quantum electrodynamics | interaction of charged particles via photon exchange via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| RFC 2246 | TLS cipher suites via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 2246 | TLS alert messages via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 2246 | TLS handshake messages via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 2246 | TLS record format via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 2246 | TLS state machine via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |