Describe and Map

Describe

Describe verb - To give a representation or account of in words.

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Map and describe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Map" instead a verb "Describe".

Map verb - Make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.

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Describe and map are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Describe" instead a verb "Map".

Nearby Words: mapping, mapped, mapper

reaction	describe reaction	map reaction
power	describe power	map power
action	describe action	map action
people	describe people	map people
Other words: kind, problem, number, way, actions.

The term Metroidvania is used to describe platformers that have a large continuous map, and the progress is governed by acquiring new abilities rather than through Event Flags.

Source: From Clones to Genre
Apparently the producers wanted Kevin Lomax to be from a small rural town and picked Gainesville, Florida off of a map at random, not realizing that "small rural town" does not describe Gainesville, Florida, and hasn't for about a hundred years.

Source: Artistic License Geography
Crapsack World: The first game trailer, promotional, manual, and map descriptions describe that the ice age in 2142 is dwindling resources, thus pushing billions of people to the last remaining fertile land around the equator.

Source: Video Game / Battlefield 2142

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