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outline

noun verb

a schematic or preliminary plan

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈaʊtlaɪn

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a schematic or preliminary plan

noun

  1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

noun

  1. the line that appears to bound an object

verb

  1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

    “sketch the outline of the book”

verb

  1. trace the shape of

verb

  1. draw up an outline or sketch for something

    “draft a speech”

In context

Example Sentences

sketch the outline of the book
outline his ideas
draft a speech

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