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| delineate |
to represent by drawing; sketch out. [1/2 definitions] |
| doodle |
a drawing, sketch, or scribble made aimlessly or absentmindedly. [1/3 definitions] |
| draft |
a preliminary sketch of a piece of writing; rough draft. [3/18 definitions] |
| draw |
to portray something with a pen or pencil; sketch. [1/19 definitions] |
| layout |
a sketch or paste-up of printed text, photographs, and the like, as for a newspaper, magazine, or book, to determine the design of the page and the space requirements of its various sections. [1/4 definitions] |
| memoir |
an account or sketch of a person's life; biography. [1/3 definitions] |
| outline |
a sketch. [2/5 definitions] |
| rough |
anything in an unrefined or unfinished state, such as a draft or sketch. [2/14 definitions] |
| rough draft |
a rough or preliminary sketch of a piece of writing, or a version still subject to revision. |
| skeleton |
a general outline or sketch, as of a plan or a long written work. [1/4 definitions] |
| sketch |
to make a sketch or sketches. [1/6 definitions] |
| sketchy |
giving only outlines or major points; like a sketch. [1/3 definitions] |
| skit |
a short, usu. humorous theatrical sketch. [1/2 definitions] |
| trace1 |
a sketch or drawing. [2/11 definitions] |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. [2/5 definitions] |
| write-up |
a usu. favorable report, review, biographical sketch, interview, or the like published in a newspaper or magazine. |
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