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Noun
S:
(n)
outline
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lineation
(the line that appears to bound an object)
S:
(n)
outline
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synopsis
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abstract
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precis
(a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
S:
(n)
outline
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schema
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scheme
(a schematic or preliminary plan)
Verb
S:
(v)
sketch
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outline
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adumbrate
(describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of)
"sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
S:
(v)
draft
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outline
(draw up an outline or sketch for something)
"draft a speech"
S:
(v)
delineate
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limn
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outline
(trace the shape of)