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OUTLINE
outline, schema, scheme
(noun) a schematic or preliminary plan
outline, synopsis, abstract, precis
(noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
outline, lineation
(noun) the line that appears to bound an object
sketch, outline, adumbrate
(verb) describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; “sketch the outline of the book”; “outline his ideas”
delineate, limn, outline
(verb) trace the shape of
draft, outline
(verb) draw up an outline or sketch for something; “draft a speech”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
outline (plural outlines)
A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
The outer shape of an object or figure.
A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
A general description of some subject.
A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
A preliminary plan for a project.
(film industry) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
(fishing) A setline or trotline.
Verb
outline (third-person singular simple present outlines, present participle outlining, simple past and past participle outlined)
(transitive) To draw an outline of.
(transitive) To summarize.
Anagrams
• elution, line out, line-out, lineout
Source: Wiktionary
Out"line`, n.
1. (a) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour. (b) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated. (c) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading. Painters, by their outlines, colors, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures. Dryden.
2. Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech. But that larger grief . . . Is given in outline and no more. Tennyson.
Syn.
– Sketch; draught; delineation. See Sketch.
Out"line`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlined; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlining.]
1. To draw the outline of.
2. Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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