sketch+outline

  • 41sketch — noun 1》 a rough or unfinished drawing or painting.     ↘a brief written or spoken account or description. 2》 a short humorous play, scene, or performance. 3》 informal, dated a comical or amusing person or thing. verb make a sketch of. ↘(sketch… …

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  • 42sketch — I. n. Outline, drawing, delineation, plan, skeleton, rough draught, first draught, design in outline. II. v. a. 1. Draw (in outline), chalk out, make a rough draught of, design, draught. 2. Depict, delineate, represent, portray, paint …

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  • 43sketch — n 1. preliminary drawing, study, draft, rough outline; representation, delineation, configuration, diagram; design, blueprint, scenario. 2. summary, epitome, synopsis, abstract, compendium, digest, conspectus; condensation, abridgment, reduction …

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  • 44sketch — /skɛtʃ / (say skech) noun 1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details. 2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a literary work. 3. a brief or hasty outline… …

  • 45outline — aÊŠtlaɪn n. contour, line marking the external shape of something; draft, sketch; plan; summary, synopsis v. draw a rough sketch that focuses on the outer lines of a shape; describe along general lines, summarize; indicate main headings and… …

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  • 46sketch — sketʃ n. preliminary drawing, rough draft of a drawing; brief description; rough draft or outline; short performance, short comic act; short story or essay written in an informal style v. make a preliminary drawing, produce a rough drawing or… …

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  • 47sketch something out/in — give a brief account or general outline of. → sketch …

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  • 48outline — n. 1. Contour. 2. Outline drawing. 3. Sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft …

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  • 49sketch map — noun a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑map * * * noun : an outline map drawn from observation rather than from exact survey measurements and… …

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  • 50outline — noun 1》 a line or lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.     ↘the outer edges of an object. 2》 a representation of a word in shorthand. 3》 a general plan showing essential features but no detail. verb 1》 draw …

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