Outline

Noun

 * 1) A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
 * 2) The outer shape of an object or figure.
 * 3) A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
 * 4) A general description of some subject.
 * 5) A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
 * 6) A preliminary plan of a project.
 * 7)  A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

Verb

 * 1)  To draw an outline of something.
 * 2)  To summarize something.

Adjectives for Outline
vague; sublime; cathedral-like; stubbly; shadowy; rude; circular; precise; fine; picturesque; distinct; rolling; faint; graceful; flowing; delicate; charming; crude; undefined; rugged; misty; harsh; unmistakable: broad; melodic; geographical; analytical; tentative; ghastly; soft; rounded; noble; majestic; irregular; angular; spirited; intellectual; arrowlike; imperfect; depressed; monotonous; lambent.

Verbs for Outline
analyze—; blot out—; conceive—; diagram —; discern—; draft—; draw—; fashion—; launch into—; organize—; plan—; prepare —; scrutinize—; sketch—; stencil in—; trace —; —abstracts; —abbreviates; —condenses; '—contracts; —digests; —guides; —represents; —reviews; —shortens; —skims over; ——summarizes.

Adverbs for Outline
scholarly; studiously; purposefully; precisely; vaguely; delicately; rudely; crudely; unmistakably; geographically; intellectually; monotonously.

Thesaurus
abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridgment, abstract, adumbrate, adumbration, alphabet, article, basics, block in, block out, blueprint, border, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, brief, bring to life, broad lines, brouillon, capsule, capsulize, cartoon, catalog, catalogue raisonne, causerie, chalk out, character, characterize, chart, circumference, circumscription, compass, compend, condensation, condense, condensed version, configuration, confines, conformation, conspectus, contour, coordinates, copy, cortex, covering, crust, define, delineate, delineation, depict, descant, describe, design, detail, diagram, digest, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, draft, draw, drawing, ebauche, echo, edge, edges, elements, elevation, enumerate, envelope, epidermis, epitome, esquisse, essay, etude, evoke, examination, excursus, exposition, express, exterior, external, facade, face, facet, feature, features, figuration, figure, first approach, first principles, first steps, footprint, form, framework, fringe, fringes, front, galbe, gestalt, give words to, grammar, graph, ground plan, head, hem, homily, hornbook, house plan, ichnography, induction, integument, introductory study, itemize, lay out, layout, limitations, limits, limn, line, lineaments, lineation, lines, lucubration, main features, marches, margin, memoir, metes, metes and bounds, monograph, morceau, note, number, nutshell, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outlines, outside, outskirts, overview, paint, pale, pandect, paper, paragraph, parameters, parse, pattern, perimeter, periphery, picture, piece, plan, plot, portray, precis, preliminary study, primer, principia, principles, profile, projection, prolegomenon, recapitulation, reflection, reflex, relief, render, represent, research paper, resolve, resume, review, rim, rind, rough, rough in, rough out, rubric, rudiments, run-down, scan, scenario, schema, schematize, scheme, screed, set forth, shadow, shape, shapes, shell, shorten, shortened version, silhouette, skeleton, sketch, sketch out, skin, skirt, skirts, skyline, special article, study, summarize, summary, superficies, superstratum, surface, surround, survey, syllabus, synopsis, synopsize, table, table of contents, term paper, theme, thesis, thumbnail sketch, top, topical outline, tournure, trace, tract, tractate, treatise, treatment, verges, working drawing, write

Etymology
out + line

Noun

 * Czech:
 * French:
 * German:, Kontur
 * Hungarian: körvonal
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 中抜き
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: kontur, kantlinje


 * Dutch: omtrek
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: körvonal


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 外形 ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * French:
 * Hungarian: vázlat


 * Japanese: 輪郭描写
 * Spanish:


 * French:
 * Japanese: 概略, 概要


 * Portuguese:


 * French:
 * Japanese:, 要旨


 * Portuguese:


 * French:
 * Hungarian: körvonal


 * Japanese: 概要


 * French:


 * Japanese: あらまし, 荒筋,

Verb

 * French: entourer


 * Hungarian: körvonalaz


 * Hungarian: körvonalaz


 * : esquisser (1), résumer (2)

Anagrams

 * elution
 * lineout, line-out