sketch+outline

  • 11sketch — index abridge (shorten), abridgment (condensation), blueprint, brief, capsule, contour (outline) …

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  • 12sketch in outline — index delineate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13Sketch — Sketch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sketched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sketching}.] [Cf D. schetsen, It. schizzare. See {Sketch}, n.] 1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of. [1913 Webster] 2. To plan or describe by giving the… …

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  • 14outline — I (boundary) noun ambit, border, bounds, bourn, brink, circuit, circumference, circumscription, compass, confine, contour, demarcation, edge, edging, external form, extrema lineamenta, extremity, frame, fringes, frontier, limitations, limits,… …

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  • 15sketch — ► NOUN 1) a rough or unfinished drawing or painting. 2) a short humorous play or performance. 3) a brief written or spoken account or description. ► VERB 1) make a sketch of. 2) give a brief account or general outline of. DERIVA …

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  • 16outline — ► NOUN 1) a line or lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram. 2) the contours or outer edges of an object. 3) a general plan showing essential features but no detail. ► VERB 1) draw or define the outer edge or… …

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  • 17outline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. profile, tracing, tracery; bounds, boundary; edge, circumference, perimeter; [rough] sketch, plan, blueprint, schematic, scheme, drawing, draft; synopsis, summary, résumé; diagram, chart, map. v. t.… …

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  • 18sketch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw, outline, block out, rough in; state briefly; draft, chart, map. See representation, form, painting, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A drawing or plan] Syn. portrayal, picture, draft, design,… …

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  • 19sketch — 1. noun 1) a sketch of the proposed design Syn: (preliminary) drawing, outline; diagram, design, plan; informal rough 2) she gave a rough sketch of what had happened Syn: outline, brief description, rundown, main points, thumbnail sket …

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  • 20sketch — sketcher, n. sketchingly, adv. sketchlike, adj. /skech/, n. 1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, esp. a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details. 2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book. 3. a… …

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