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  • 21sketch — noun 1 quick drawing ADJECTIVE ▪ lightning, quick ▪ rough, simple ▪ detailed ▪ preliminary, preparatory …

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  • 22sketch — 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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  • 23sketch — [[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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  • 24rough — 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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  • 25sketch — [[t]skɛtʃ[/t]] n. 1) fia 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 brief or hasty outline of facts, occurrences …

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  • 26rough — /rʌf / (say ruf) adjective 1. uneven from projections, irregularities, or breaks of surface; not smooth: rough boards; a rough road. 2. (of ground) wild; broken; covered with scrub, boulders, etc. 3. shaggy: a dog with a rough coat. 4. acting… …

  • 27rough — 1. adjective 1) rough ground Syn: uneven, irregular, bumpy, lumpy, knobbly, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted, rutty Ant: smooth, flat 2) …

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  • 28rough — [[t]rʌf[/t]] adj. rough•er, rough•est, n. adv. v. 1) having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks 2) shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat[/ex] 3) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, stones …

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  • 29Sketch (drawing) — A sketch (from Ancient Greek σχέδιος schedios, “‘made suddenly, off hand’”, from σχεδιάζω schediazo, “‘to do a thing off hand’”) is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of… …

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  • 30sketch — I. noun Etymology: Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, literally, splash, from schizzare to splash, of imitative origin Date: 1668 1. a. a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study b …

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