outline
Meaning of outline
noun
- a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.
the chalked outline of a human body
- a general description or plan showing the essential features of something but not the detail.
an outline of parliamentary procedure
an outline proposal
- draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.
her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl
- give a summary of.
she outlined the case briefly
Information about outline
- The plural form of outline is: outlines.
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Hyphenation of outline
out-line
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- outline is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
outline synonyms
Meaning lineation:
Meaning synopsis:
Meaning schema:
Meaning sketch:
Meaning draft:
Meaning delineate:
Meaning the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background:
Meaning an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side:
Meaning a person seen indistinctly or from a distance:
Meaning the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something:
Meaning an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something:
Meaning the visible shape or configuration of something:
Meaning a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition:
Meaning a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face:
Meaning the action of describing or portraying something precisely:
Meaning an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination:
Meaning the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure:
Meaning the enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle:
Meaning a copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing:
Meaning a thing arranged or set out in a particular way:
Meaning an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object:
Meaning the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something:
Meaning a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation:
Meaning a brief statement or account of the main points of something:
Meaning a shortened version of a larger work:
Meaning the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning a methodical summary of a body of laws:
Meaning a summary of a written work; an abstract:
Meaning the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character:
Meaning the plot of a novel, play, film, or other narrative form:
Meaning a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a film or television production:
Meaning the substance or general meaning of a speech or text:
Meaning any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates:
Meaning a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something:
Meaning make clear the outline of; delineate:
Meaning set the boundaries or limits of:
Meaning determine the limits or boundaries of:
Meaning copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper:
Meaning write, draw, or colour with a pencil:
Meaning point out; show:
Meaning give a brief statement of the main points of (something):
Translation of outline
- Spanish: abreviar, resumir, sintetizar, exposición, acta, resumen, esbozo, contorno, esquema, bosquejar, esbozar, proyectar, esquematizar
- French: résumer, abréger, synthétiser, exposé, esquisse, contour
- Portuguese: resumir, abreviar, sintetizar, alegação, esboço, contorno
- Italian: abbreviare, sintetizzare, accorciare, riassumere, accennare, esposto, abbozzo, contorno, sagoma, bozza, schizzo, schema, scaletta, abbozzare, tracciare, delineare, disegnare, tratteggiare
- German: Darlegung, Kontur
Anagrams of outline
Words that rhyme with outline
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