outlines

Meaning of outlines

plural noun
  1. 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
  2. a general description or plan showing the essential features of something but not the detail.
    an outline of parliamentary procedure
    an outline proposal
verb, 3rd person present
  1. draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.
    her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl
  2. give a summary of.
    she outlined the case briefly

Information about outlines

  • The singular form of outlines is: outline.
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Hyphenation of outlines

out-lines

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • outlines is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

outlines synonyms

Meaning the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background:

silhouette

Meaning an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side:

profile

Meaning a person seen indistinctly or from a distance:

figure

Meaning the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something:

shape

Meaning an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something:

contour

Meaning the visible shape or configuration of something:

form

Meaning a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition:

line

Meaning a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face:

lineaments

Meaning the action of describing or portraying something precisely:

delineation

Meaning an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination:

configuration

Meaning the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure:

perimeter

Meaning the enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle:

circumference

Meaning a copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing:

tracing

Meaning a thing arranged or set out in a particular way:

layout

Meaning an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object:

framework

Meaning the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something:

skeleton

Meaning a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation:

diagram

Meaning a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture:

sketch

Meaning a brief statement or account of the main points of something:

summary

Meaning a brief summary or general survey of something:

synopsis

Meaning a shortened version of a larger work:

abridgement

Meaning a summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech:

abstract

Meaning the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:

reduction

Meaning a methodical summary of a body of laws:

digest

Meaning a summary of a written work; an abstract:

epitome

Meaning the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character:

essence

Meaning the plot of a novel, play, film, or other narrative form:

storyline

Meaning a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a film or television production:

storyboard

Meaning the substance or general meaning of a speech or text:

gist

Meaning any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates:

bones

Meaning a preliminary version of a piece of writing:

draft

Meaning a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something:

plan

Meaning a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect:

scheme

Meaning make clear the outline of; delineate:

define

Meaning set the boundaries or limits of:

demarcate

Meaning determine the limits or boundaries of:

delimit

Meaning describe or portray (something) precisely:

delineate

Meaning copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper:

trace

Meaning write, draw, or colour with a pencil:

pencil

Meaning point out; show:

indicate

Meaning give a brief statement of the main points of (something):

summarize

Anagrams of outlines

elutions, Souletin

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