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sketch
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- pronunciation:
- skech
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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noun |
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A sketch is a drawing that is made quickly and without putting in many details. A sketch is not meant to be a drawing that is finished. It is often just the beginning of what will become a finished painting or drawing.
The artist made a quick sketch of the waterfall, and then she used her sketch in making a painting of it.- synonyms:
- draft, drawing
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| related words: |
act, composition, design, diagram, landscape, number, picture |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sketches, sketching, sketched |
| definition: |
When you sketch, you make a quick drawing of something and you don't put in many details. When you sketch, you are not trying to make a perfect or finished drawing of something, you just want to get the general shape and look of it.
An artist spent the afternoon sitting by the river and sketching. |
| derivation: |
sketcher (n.) |
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