sketch

Nouns

  • (n) preliminary drawing for later elaboration
    • he made several studies before starting to paint
    study,
  • (n) a brief literary description vignette,
  • (n) short descriptive summary (of events) resume, survey,
  • (n) a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine cartoon,

Verbs

  • (v) make a sketch of
    • sketch the building
    chalk out,
  • (v) describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
    • sketch the outline of the book
    • outline his ideas
    adumbrate, outline,

Synonyms

study chalk out vignette adumbrate outline resume survey cartoon

Words of close approximity

sketch block sketchbook sketcher sketchily sketchiness sketch map sketch pad sketchy