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- pronunciation:
- aUt
laIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
An outline is a line that shows just the outside edge of a figure or object. The pictures in books that are for children to color are mostly just outlines.
Barry drew outlines of stars at the top of his picture and then he filled them in with yellow.- synonyms:
- figure, shape
- similar words:
- boundary, form, line
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| definition 2: |
An outline is a short plan of the main ideas of a piece of writing. Before you write something long, like a story, report, or essay, it often helps to write an outline for what you want to say first.
Before we write our reports about volcanoes, our teacher wants us to write an outline for her to look at.- synonyms:
- summary
- similar words:
- abbreviation
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| related words: |
agenda, circuit, draft, figure, frame, idea, line, note, pattern, plot, program |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
outlines, outlining, outlined |
| definition 1: |
If an artist outlines a figure or object in their picture, they draw or paint just the outline of it.
The painter outlined the fruit in the bowl before she painted them in detail.- synonyms:
- draft
- similar words:
- design, draw
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| definition 2: |
If someone outlines something, they tell the main ideas or topics of what they are going to say or write.
The teacher outlined his lesson before he talked about it in detail.- similar words:
- draft
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| related words: |
edge, mark, plan, project |
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