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sketch - preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" |
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study |
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drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
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design the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
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draft,
rough drawing the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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vignette a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
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sketch - short descriptive summary (of events) |
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survey,
resume |
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sum-up,
summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
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sketch - a brief literary description |
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vignette |
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description sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
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sketch - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" |
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outline,
adumbrate |
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depict,
describe,
draw give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
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block out plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
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sketch - make a sketch of; "sketch the building" |
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draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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art,
artistic creation,
artistic production the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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