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outlinesnounpl. of outline a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surfaceplace your hand on the paper and draw an outline around it contours, figures, silhouettes delineations, sketchesprofiles, skylinescasts, configurations, conformations, forms, geometries, shapesframeworks, skeletons a short statement of the main pointsa printed outline of the lecture has been made available for all attendees abstracts, breviaries, briefs, capsules, conspectuses, digests, encapsulations, epitomes, inventories, précis, recapitulations, recaps, résumés(or resumes also resumés), roundups, rundowns, run-throughs, summae, summaries, summarizations, summings-up, sums, sum-ups, synopses, wrap-ups abbreviations, abridgments(or abridgements), compendiums(or compendia), compends, condensations, curtailments, shorteningssimplificationsrehashes, reprisesconclusions, epilogues(also epilogs) amplifications, enlargements, expansionsaddenda(also addendums), supplements outlinesverbpresent tense third-person singular of outlineto draw or make apparent the outline ofshe carefully outlined the tree before she started drawing in the leaves defines, delineates, silhouettes, sketches, traces linesbounds, fringes, margins, skirtsedges, hems, rims, trimsframescircles, compasses, encircles, girdles, girths, loops, rings, rounds, surroundscharts, diagrams, draws, maps (out) to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)outlined the important points in the introduction abstracts, boils down, briefs, digests, encapsulates, epitomizes, recapitulates, recaps, reprises, summarizes, sums up, synopsizes, wraps up abridges, condenses, curtails, cuts back, shortensdownsizes, shrinksconcentrates, consolidatesdecocts, essentializessimplifies, streamlines elongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protractsamplifies, elaborates (on or upon), enlarges (on or upon), expands, supplements |