rough outline
Look at other dictionaries:
outline */*/ — I UK [ˈaʊtlaɪn] / US [ˈaʊtˌlaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms outline : present tense I/you/we/they outline he/she/it outlines present participle outlining past tense outlined past participle outlined 1) to give the main ideas of a plan or a… … English dictionary
outline — I n. 1) to draw up, make an outline 2) a bare; broad, general; rough outline 3) in outline (to draw in outline; to present a project in broad outline) II v. 1) (B) they outlined the project to us 2) (d; tr.) to outline against (the ship was… … Combinatory dictionary
outline — 1 noun (singular) 1 the main ideas or facts about something, without the details: I d like to see the proposal outline. | an outline of world history | broad/rough outline (=a very general outline) | in outline (=giving an outline): Chapter I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
outline — out|line1 [ aut,laın ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to give the main ideas of a plan or a piece of writing without giving all the details: The document outlines our company s recycling policy. In his speech, the president will outline his new proposal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rough draft — Synonyms and related words: acid test, assay, black and white, blank determination, brouillon, cartoon, charcoal, charcoal drawing, chiaroscuro, crayon, criterion, crucial test, crucible, delineation, design, determination, diagram, docimasy,… … Moby Thesaurus
rough draft — n. rough outline, draft without much detail or accuracy … English contemporary dictionary
outline — [n1] plan, sketch bare facts*, blueprint, diagram, draft, drawing, floor plan, frame, framework, ground plan, layout, main features, recapitulation, résumé, rough draft, rough idea, rundown, skeleton, summary, synopsis, thumbnail sketch*,… … New thesaurus
rough sketch — index contour (outline) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rough out — [v] do preliminary design adumbrate, block out, chalk, characterize, delineate, draft, outline, plan, skeleton, sketch, suggest; concepts 36,79,174 … New thesaurus
outline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. profile, tracing, tracery; bounds, boundary; edge, circumference, perimeter; [rough] sketch, plan, blueprint, schematic, scheme, drawing, draft; synopsis, summary, résumé; diagram, chart, map. v. t.… … English dictionary for students
