sketch
To make a brief, basic drawing.
Verb 2 meanings
To make a brief, basic drawing.
“I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.”
To describe briefly and with very few details.
“He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.”
Noun 4 meanings
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.
A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.
“I have to write a character sketch for a novel study.”
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.
Adjective 1 meaning
Sketchy, shady, questionable.
Etymology
From Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme.
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SKETCH at a glance
SKETCH has 6 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (S 1 + K 5 + E 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,632 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sketch
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- SKITCH15
- SPETCH13
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