Define and Sketch

Define

Define verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.
Usage example: the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west

Sketch and define are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sketch" instead a verb "Define".

Sketch

Sketch verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.
Usage example: sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look

Define and sketch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Define" instead a verb "Sketch".

Nearby Words: sketchy, sketched, sketching

Common collocations

image define image sketch image

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The State Subverted with a sketch where a panel of snooty experts, asked to define "art", rapidly conclude that it's "like, paintings and stuff." What Happened to the Mouse?
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