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How to pronounce outline in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abstract, precis, synopsis
Type of sum-up, summary
Has types epitome, apercu, brief
Type Words
Synonyms schema, scheme
Type of plan, programme, program
Type Words
Synonyms draft
Type of write, compose, indite, pen
Type Words
Synonyms adumbrate, sketch
Type of describe, depict, draw
Has types block out


sketch the outline of the book.
outline his ideas.
Type Words
Synonyms delineate, limn
Type of draw
Has types lipstick, contour
Type Words
Synonyms lineation
Type of bounds, boundary, bound
Has types profile, coastline, skyline, silhouette

Examples of outline

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Great though those numbers are, they offer only an outline of the golfer he was.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Draw around the outline on to the back of the wallpaper, then cut out the shape.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Here's the basic outline of what we did, courtesy of foursquare and google maps.
From the avc.com
Officials didn't outline any deal, and details of the meeting weren't available.
From the online.wsj.com
Their outline was bolder and fiercer eons ago when these mountains were younger.
From the denverpost.com
Outline your budget, from housing to food to gas, insurance and college savings.
From the thenewstribune.com
The president plans to outline his plan to stem foreclosures Feb. 18 in Phoenix.
From the bloomberg.com
We asked them to briefly outline their ideas in advance of the April 7 election.
From the dailyherald.com
Orlando Magic shooting guard J.J. Redick had the outline of a beard on Thursday.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Sketch: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
  • The line that appears to bound an object
  • Draft: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
  • A schematic or preliminary plan
  • Delineate: trace the shape of
  • (outlined) defined: showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
  • An outline is a list
  • The Outline are an experimental band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The group's first release was a self-recorded EP, titled The Outline Proudly Presents the Chestnut Tree, in 2005. The band was signed by Fearless Records in the summer of 2006. ...
  • A line marking the boundary of an object figure; The outer shape of an object or figure; A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading; A general description of some subject; A statement summarizing the important points of a text; A preliminary plan of a project ...