rough+sketch

  • 31rough something in — rough (something) in to begin the first work on something. First the plumber roughed in the drain pipe and water pipes. Make a sketch, rough it in, and then add the details …

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  • 32rough in — rough (something) in to begin the first work on something. First the plumber roughed in the drain pipe and water pipes. Make a sketch, rough it in, and then add the details …

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  • 33rough draught — Sketch, outline, rude sketch …

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  • 34rough out — [v] do preliminary design adumbrate, block out, chalk, characterize, delineate, draft, outline, plan, skeleton, sketch, suggest; concepts 36,79,174 …

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  • 35sketch — sketcher, n. sketchingly, adv. sketchlike, adj. /skech/, n. 1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, esp. a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details. 2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book. 3. a… …

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  • 36sketch — noun 1 quick drawing ADJECTIVE ▪ lightning, quick ▪ rough, simple ▪ detailed ▪ preliminary, preparatory …

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  • 37sketch — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridgment, abstract, act, act as foil, adumbrate, afterpiece, antimasque, appear, article, audience success, ballet, barnstorm, bit,… …

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  • 38sketch — n. & v. n. 1 a rough, slight, merely outlined, or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture. 2 a brief account without many details conveying a general idea of something, a rough draft or general… …

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  • 39sketch — [[t]ske̱tʃ[/t]] sketches, sketching, sketched 1) N COUNT A sketch is a drawing that is done quickly without a lot of details. Artists often use sketches as a preparation for a more detailed painting or drawing. ...a sketch of a soldier by Orpen.… …

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  • 40rough — roughly, adv. roughness, n. /ruf/, adj., rougher, roughest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road. 2. shaggy or coarse: a dog with a… …

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