Outline and Screen

Outline

Outline noun - A line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface.

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Screen and outline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screen" instead a noun "Outline".

Nearby Words: outlined, outlining

Screen noun - The art or business of making a movie.

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Outline and screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Outline" instead a noun "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

full	full outline	full screen
nice	nice outline	nice screen
long	long outline	long screen
similar	similar outline	similar screen
Other adjectives: brief, complete, original, initial, empty, entire, real, big, black, dark, white, extra, giant.

outline plot

screen plot

The screen flashes black except for the outline of Valentine's eyes, then back to the curtains sprayed with blood, and the other character missing a large chunk of health.

Source: Black Screen of Death
One of them, the one on the far right of the second screen, is Kane Bullard's body outline from "The Stolen Turnabout".

Source: Visual Novel / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies
So every time it or it's outline is shown on screen, it's positioned to look like an inverted pentagram. Subtle.

Source: Faux Symbolism aka: What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic

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