outline

Meaning

1. A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
2. The outer shape of an object or figure.
3. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
4. A general description of some subject.
5. A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
6. A preliminary plan for a project.
7. A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
8. A setline or trotline.

abbreviate

general remarks

fundamental principles

general features

rough draft

rough sketch

plane figure

sketch map

form line

rough in

block in

external form

general statement

general outline

schematic drawing

visible line

general remark

skeleton line

object-line

layout boundry

termplate

circumscription

general idea

general view

give an account

main idea

main point

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtlaɪn/

From out + line.

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