Thesaurus: sketch

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1. n. An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work.
2. n. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of.
3. n. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of.
4. v. i. To make sketches, as of landscapes.
5. n. preliminary drawing for later elaboration
6. n. a brief literary description
7. n. short descriptive summary (of events)
8. n. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
9. v. make a sketch of
10. v. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
11. An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work. Syn. -- Outline; delineation; draught; plan; design. -- Sketch, Outline, Delineation. An outline gives only the bounding lines of some scene or picture. A sketch fills up the outline in part, giving broad touches, by which an imperfect idea may be conveyed. A delineation goes further, carrying out the more striking features of the picture, and going so much into detail as to furnish a clear conception of the whole. Figuratively, we may speak of the outlines of a plan, of a work, of a project, etc., which serve as a basis on which the subordinate parts are formed, or of sketches of countries, characters, manners, etc., which give us a general idea of the things described. Crabb. 1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of. 2. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of. Syn. -- To delineate; design; draught; depict. To make sketches, as of landscapes.
12. An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough orincomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the finearts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves theartist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminarystudy for an original work.