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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | form, shape; physical structure |
| Synonyms: | anatomy, appearance, attitude, bod, body, build, carriage, cast, chassis, configuration, conformation, constitution, delineation, development, frame, mass, measurements, outline, physique, pose, posture, proportions, shadow, silhouette, substance, torso |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mark, stroke; border |
| Synonyms: | band, bar, borderline, boundary, channel, configuration, contour, crease, dash, delineation, demarcation, edge, figuration, figure, frontier, furrow, groove, limit, lineament, lineation, outline, profile, rule, score, scratch, silhouette, streak, stripe, tracing, underline, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | map |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chart of geographic area |
| Synonyms: | atlas, delineation, design, diagram, draft, drawing, elevation, globe, graph, ground plan, outline, picture, plan, plat, portrayal, print, projection, sketch, topographical depiction, tracing |
| Main Entry: | outline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | form, tracing of an object |
| Synonyms: | configuration, conformation, contour, delineation, figuration, figure, profile, shape, silhouette |
| Antonyms: | inside |
| Main Entry: | picture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illustration, likeness of something |
| Synonyms: | account, art, blueprint, canvas, cartoon, copy, delineation, depiction, description, doodle, double, draft, drawing, duplicate, effigy, engraving, figure, icon, image, impression, lookalike, outline, painting, panorama, photo, photograph, piece, portrait, portrayal, presentment, print, re-creation, replica, report, representation, ringer, similitude, simulacrum, sketch, spectacle, spitting image, statue, tableau, twin |
| Main Entry: | plan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written description; diagram |
| Synonyms: | agenda, agendum, blueprint, chart, delineation, draft, drawing, form, illustration, layout, map, projection, prospectus, representation, road map, rough draft, scale drawing, sketch, time line, view |
| Notes: | an elevation is a two-dimensional scale drawing of something as if one were viewing it from one side; a section is a two-dimensional scale drawing of one part or detail of an object or structure; and a plan is a two-dimensional scale drawing showing the view of an object or structure as if one were looking down on it from above |
| Main Entry: | profile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing of outline |
| Synonyms: | contour, delineation, figuration, figure, form, likeness, line, lineament, lineation, portrait, shadow, shape, side view, silhouette, sketch |
| Main Entry: | silhouette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outline |
| Synonyms: | contour, delineation, etching, figuration, form, likeness, line, lineament, lineation, portrait, profile, shade, shadow, shape |
| Antonyms: | body |
| Main Entry: | sketch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing, outline |
| Synonyms: | account, adumbration, aperçu, blueprint, cartoon, chart, compendium, configuration, copy, delineation, depiction, description, design, diagram, digest, doodle, draft, figuration, figure, form, illustration, likeness, monograph, painting, picture, piece, plan, portrayal, précis, report, representation, rough, shape, skeleton, summary, survey, syllabus, version, vignette |
| Notes: | though both a sketch and skit are short entertaining presentations, a sketch is usually serious and unrehearsed, while a skit is typically rehearsed and comical |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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