describes

third-person singular simple present indicative of describe

(transitive) To represent in words.
(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
(transitive) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
(transitive) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
(obsolete, transitive) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.