outlining


From the verb outline: (⇒ conjugate)
outlining is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

outlining
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Sense: modif.
Synonyms:
edging, bounding, marking Collocations, zoning, circumscribing, girdling, banding, configurating, delimiting, bordering
Sense: n.
Synonyms:
sketching, planning Collocations, delineating, tracing, diagramming, drafting, plotting, circumscribing, blocking out, charting, mapping, bounding, girdling, banding, delimiting, depicting, aligning, drawing up, designing, projecting, drawing Collocations


outline
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Sense: Noun: shape seen in silhouette
Synonyms:
silhouette, contour, figure Collocations, shape Collocations, form Collocations, appearance Collocations, representation Collocations
Sense: Noun: line surrounding an object
Synonyms:
edge Collocations, side Collocations, boundary Collocations, frame Collocations, circumference, limit Collocations
Sense: Noun: preliminary plan
Synonyms:
sketch Collocations, drawing Collocations, draft Collocations, plan Collocations, summary Collocations, review Collocations, rough idea
Sense: Verb: draw
Synonyms:
sketch Collocations, trace Collocations, draw Collocations, delineate, rough out, plot Collocations, mark out
Sense: Verb: plan
Synonyms:
plan Collocations, draw up, draft Collocations, map out, design Collocations, devise Collocations, come up with (informal)
Sense: Verb: summarize main points
Synonyms:
summarize Collocations, summarise (UK), describe Collocations, sum up, run through, boil down (informal), recap Collocations, abridge, abstract Collocations


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