Associations to the word «Descry»

Wiktionary

DESCRY, verb. (transitive) To see.
DESCRY, verb. (transitive) To discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
DESCRY, verb. To discover; to disclose; to reveal.

Dictionary definition

DESCRY, verb. Catch sight of.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.