outline, contour, profile, silhouette mean the line that bounds and gives form to something. outline applies to a line marking the outer limits or edges of a body or mass. contour stresses the …

If you read the minutes of the meeting, they'll give you a broad outline of what was discussed. Some novelists start by writing an outline (= plan of the main points of the story).

The outline of something is its general shape, especially when it cannot be clearly seen.

To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize: outlined the major provisions of the tax bill.

Outline definition: the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.. See examples of OUTLINE used in a sentence.

The gist, the essence, the major parts of something — that's its outline. The origins of outline come from the artistic practice of marking a line around the outer edge of a person or shape in …

Definition of outline noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

a general sketch, account, or report, indicating only the main features, as of a book, subject, or project: an outline of medieval history; an outline of a speech.

Outline definition: A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure.

• Write a short outline covering the main points before you start on your essay. • The solid outline encloses the subset of the array that we were able to characterize fully. • On the envelopes …