outlines

NOUN

plan, sketch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blueprint draft drawing framework summary synopsis

STRONG

diagram frame layout recapitulation rundown skeleton tracing

WEAK

bare facts floor plan ground plan main features rough draft rough idea résumé thumbnail sketch

Antonyms

WEAK

inside

NOUN

form, tracing of an object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

configuration contour shape

STRONG

conformation delineation figuration figure profile silhouette

Antonyms

WEAK

inside

VERB

sketch out; plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delineate describe draft lay out summarize

STRONG

adumbrate characterize chart paint plot recapitulate skeleton trace

WEAK

block out rough out skeletonize tell about

Example Sentences

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Catfish are fair on trotlines, nightcrawlers, live bait, and cut bait.

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2020

Catfish are good on trotlines with cut bait or live bait.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2020

Catfish are good on trotlines using cut bait.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2020

Catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2020

He wandered over to the bank and began to pull on our trotlines.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck