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out·line
 outline
- pronunciation:
- aUt
laIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a line or shape showing the outside edge of a figure or object.
Draw an outline of your own house.- synonyms:
- contour, figure, profile, shape, silhouette
- similar words:
- boundary, form, line
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| definition 2: |
a short, written plan of the main ideas of a book, speech, or report.
- similar words:
- abbreviation, digest
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| related words: |
agenda, circuit, circumference, draft, figure, frame, idea, lay, line, note, pattern, plot, program |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
outlined, outlines, outlining |
| definition 1: |
to draw the outline of.
She outlined the figures before she began to paint.- synonyms:
- draft, sketch
- similar words:
- design, draw
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| definition 2: |
to give the main ideas or topics of.
He quickly outlined his speech for us.- similar words:
- draft
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| related words: |
edge, frame, map, mark, plan, project, sum up |
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