rough+sketch

  • 51sketch — [[t]skɛtʃ[/t]] n. 1) fia a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, esp. a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details 2) a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book 3) a brief or hasty outline of facts, occurrences …

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  • 52rough — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not smooth] Syn. unequal, broken, coarse, choppy, ruffled, uneven, ridged, rugged, scabrous, irregular, unsanded, needing sanding, needing finishing, needing smoothing, not sanded, not smoothed, not finished, unfinished …

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  • 53sketch — 1. verb a) To make a brief, basic drawing. I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil. b) To describe a person, or an incident, briefly, and with very few details. He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened. 2.… …

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  • 54sketch — 1. noun a sketch of the proposed design Syn: drawing, outline, draft, diagram, design, plan; informal rough 2. verb he sketched the garden Syn: draw, make a drawing of, pencil, rough out, outline …

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  • 55sketch out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sketch out : present tense I/you/we/they sketch out he/she/it sketches out present participle sketching out past tense sketched out past participle sketched out same as sketch II, 2) I ve just sketched out a… …

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  • 56sketch — noun 1》 a rough or unfinished drawing or painting.     ↘a brief written or spoken account or description. 2》 a short humorous play, scene, or performance. 3》 informal, dated a comical or amusing person or thing. verb make a sketch of. ↘(sketch… …

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  • 57sketch — /skɛtʃ / (say skech) noun 1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details. 2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a literary work. 3. a brief or hasty outline… …

  • 58rough — rÊŒf n. unpleasant or difficult aspect; draft, work still in the preliminary stages; uneven rocky terrain; hoodlum, ruffian (British) v. coarsen, become rough; behave violently; prepare in preliminary form, sketch adj. harsh, severe; coarse,… …

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  • 59sketch — sketʃ n. preliminary drawing, rough draft of a drawing; brief description; rough draft or outline; short performance, short comic act; short story or essay written in an informal style v. make a preliminary drawing, produce a rough drawing or… …

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  • 60rough something out — DRAFT, sketch out, outline, block out, mock up; formal adumbrate. → rough * * * ˌrough sthˈout derived to draw or write sth without including all the details • I ve roughed out a few ideas. Main entry: ↑rough …

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