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How to pronounce sketch in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms resume, survey
Type of summary, sum-up
Derivation sketchy
Type Words
Synonyms vignette
Type of description
Type Words
Synonyms chalk out
Type of draw
Derivation sketcher


sketch the building.
Type Words
Synonyms study
Type of drawing
Has types design, rough drawing, vignette, draft
Type Words
Synonyms cartoon
Type of wit, wittiness, humour, humor, witticism
Has types funnies, cartoon strip, comic strip, strip, anime
Type Words
Synonyms adumbrate, outline
Type of draw, describe, depict
Has types block out


sketch the outline of the book.

Examples of sketch

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On the white board behind him is a sketch he made showing his plans for the cap.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He had to set up and sketch behind the open the car door the wind was so strong.
From the theepochtimes.com
For boys there's an embroidered T-shirt featuring a mohawked preschooler sketch.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Carolla provides a quick biographical sketch for those unfamiliar with his work.
From the denverpost.com
If you're building, make a neat sketch and figure out your materials beforehand.
From the denverpost.com
After days walking the land, Strantz would make a detailed sketch for each hole.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Filmmakers were not there to sketch the bird and replicate it exactly on screen.
From the sacbee.com
Draw a rough sketch of your room with the dimensions noted and furniture placed.
From the edition.cnn.com
Fogle told the paper he even began doing a sketch from the Monty Python TV show.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
  • Make a sketch of; "sketch the building"
  • A brief literary description
  • Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
  • Short descriptive summary (of events)
  • Cartoon: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
  • Sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting. ...
  • Sketch is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #383.
  • A sketch (ultimately from Greek u03C3u03C7u03ADu03B4u03B9u03BFu03C2 u2013 schedios, "done extempore") is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work. A sketch may serve a number of purposes: it might record something that the artist sees, it might record or develop an idea for later use or it might be used as a quick way of graphically demonstrating an image, idea or principle.