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- sketchiest
- blurred
- barest
- typeface
- idiomorphic
- wavered
- crocodilian
- waver
- dimmest
- softened
- collapsible
- iraqi
- vaguest
- itineraries
- sketchy
- sketched
- baldest
- silhouetted
- blurry
- blur
- shadowy
- succinctly
- ridgy
- indistinct
- broadest
- strategies
- haziest
- briefly
- hazy
- indented
- starkest
- procedures
- penciled
- schematically
- pencilled
- unsurpassed
- jagged
- concisely
- thereof
- curvaceous
- enclosing
- ghostly
- incised
- outlines
- editable
- key
- helpfully
- etched
- dim
- steps
- roughest
- traced
- sinuous
- sharper
- stencilled
- specific
- several
- indefectible
- mingle
- ghostlike
- fade
- broad
- blurring
- glyph
- icon
- lobate
- four
- chordal
- superimposed
- polygonal
- sharpened
- guidelines
- shorthand
- recommendations
- faint
- asiatic
- chalked
- plans
- lucidly
- dimmed
- merest
- ways
- inked
- loomed
- serpiginous
- three
- vague
- looming
- serrated
- five
- curving
- priorities
- misty
- seven
- melodic
- delineated
- button
- undulating
- shiver
- triadic
- various
- wavy
- six
- chiselled
- faintest
- drawn
- basic
- smudged
- eluded
- font
- fading
- spidery
- criteria
- lecture
- emerge
- spiky
- responsibilities
- scalloped
- loom
- sermon
sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
unelaborated.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
blurred
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; hazy; fuzzy; foggy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
- verb become glassy; lose clear vision
glaze over; film over; blur.
- Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
bare
- verb lay bare
- bare your breasts
- bare your feelings
- verb make public
publicize; publicise; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
typeface
- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
case; fount; face; font.
idiomorphic
waver
- noun someone who communicates by waving
- noun the act of pausing uncertainly
falter; faltering; hesitation.
- there was a hesitation in his speech
crocodilian
- noun extant archosaurian reptile
crocodilian reptile.
waver
- noun someone who communicates by waving
- noun the act of pausing uncertainly
falter; faltering; hesitation.
- there was a hesitation in his speech
dim
- verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dip.
- verb become dim or lusterless
- the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
softened
- adjective satellite toned down
- verb make (images or sounds) soft or softer
soften.
collapsible
- adjective capable of collapsing or being collapsed
collapsable.
- a collapsible boat
iraqi
- noun a native or inhabitant of Iraq
Iraki.
- the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government
- adjective of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture
Iraki.
- Iraqi oil
- Iraqi refugees
vague
- adjective satellite not clearly understood or expressed
obscure.
- an obscure turn of phrase
- an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard
- their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
- vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
- adjective not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
undefined.
- an undefined term
- undefined authority
- some undefined sense of excitement
- vague feelings of sadness
- a vague uneasiness
itinerary
- noun an established line of travel or access
path; route.
- noun a guidebook for travelers
travel guidebook.
sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
unelaborated.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
bald
- verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- He is balding already
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
barefaced.
- a barefaced lie
silhouette
- noun an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- noun a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
blurry
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; hazy; blurred; fuzzy; foggy; bleary.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
blur
- noun a hazy or indistinct representation
fuzz.
- it happened so fast it was just a blur
- he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
- verb become glassy; lose clear vision
glaze over; film over.
- Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
shadowy
- adjective satellite filled with shade
umbrageous; shady; shadowed.
- the shady side of the street
- the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
- we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
- cool umbrageous woodlands
- adjective satellite lacking clarity or distinctness
dim; faint; vague; wispy.
- a dim figure in the distance
- only a faint recollection
- shadowy figures in the gloom
- saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
- a few wispy memories of childhood
succinctly
- adverb with concise and precise brevity; to the point
compactly.
- Please state your case as succinctly as possible
- he wrote compactly but clearly
ridgy
indistinct
- adjective not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
- indistinct shapes in the gloom
- an indistinct memory
- only indistinct notions of what to do
broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
strategy
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
scheme.
- noun the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
hazy
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
foggy; brumous; misty.
- a brumous October morning
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; blurred; fuzzy; foggy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
briefly
- adverb for a short time
- she visited him briefly
- was briefly associated with IBM
- adverb in a concise manner; in a few words
in brief; shortly; concisely; in short.
- the history is summed up concisely in this book
- she replied briefly
- briefly, we have a problem
- to put it shortly
hazy
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
foggy; brumous; misty.
- a brumous October morning
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; blurred; fuzzy; foggy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
indent
- noun an order for goods to be exported or imported
- noun the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
indention; indenture; indentation.
stark
- adjective satellite devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
crude; blunt.
- the blunt truth
- the crude facts
- facing the stark reality of the deadline
- adjective satellite severely simple
severe; austere; stern.
- a stark interior
procedure
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
process.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
operation.
- the operations in building a house
- certain machine tool operations
penciled
- adjective drawn or written with a pencil
pencilled.
- a penciled sketch
- the penciled message
- verb write, draw, or trace with a pencil
pencil.
- he penciled a figure
schematically
- adverb in a schematic manner
- schematically outlined
pencilled
- adjective drawn or written with a pencil
penciled.
- a penciled sketch
- the penciled message
- verb write, draw, or trace with a pencil
pencil.
- he penciled a figure
unsurpassed
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
unexceeded; unexcelled.
jagged
- adjective satellite having a sharply uneven surface or outline
scraggy; jaggy.
- the jagged outline of the crags
- scraggy cliffs
- verb cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
jag.
concisely
- adverb in a concise manner; in a few words
in brief; shortly; briefly; in short.
- the history is summed up concisely in this book
- she replied briefly
- briefly, we have a problem
- to put it shortly
thereof
- adverb of or concerning this or that
- a problem and the solution thereof
- adverb from that circumstance or source
therefrom; thence.
- atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine
- a natural conclusion follows thence
- public interest and a policy deriving therefrom
- typhus fever results therefrom
curvaceous
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busty; sonsie; stacked; voluptuous; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
enclosing
- noun the act of enclosing something inside something else
envelopment; inclosure; enclosure.
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enfold; enwrap.
- Fog enveloped the house
ghostly
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a phantom
spectral; spiritual; ghostlike; phantasmal; apparitional.
- a ghostly face at the window
- a phantasmal presence in the room
- spectral emanations
- spiritual tappings at a seance
incised
- adjective satellite sharply and deeply indented
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
incise.
outline
- noun the line that appears to bound an object
lineation.
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; abstract.
editable
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- noun metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- noun something crucial for explaining
- the key to development is economic integration
helpfully
- adverb in a helpful manner
- the subtitles are helpfully conveyed
etched
- adjective satellite cut or impressed into a surface
incised; graven; engraved; inscribed.
- an incised design
- engraved invitations
- verb make an etching of
etch.
- He etched her image into the surface
dim
- verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dip.
- verb become dim or lusterless
- the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
steps
- noun a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
stairs.
- noun the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
- I followed in his steps
- he retraced his steps
- his steps turned toward home
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
trace
- noun a just detectable amount
suggestion; hint.
- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
- noun an indication that something has been present
vestige; shadow; tincture.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
sinuous
- adjective satellite curved or curving in and out
sinuate; wiggly.
- wiggly lines
sharper
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
card sharper; sharpy; card shark; cardsharp; cardsharper; card sharp; sharpie.
- adjective satellite (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
sharp; crisp.
- a sharp photographic image
- the sharp crack of a twig
- the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
specific
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
particular.
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
- noun a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- quinine is a specific for malaria
several
- adjective satellite (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
- several letters came in the mail
- several people were injured in the accident
- adjective satellite considered individually
respective; various.
- the respective club members
- specialists in their several fields
- the various reports all agreed
indefectible
An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow.
A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.
mingle
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
amalgamate; mix; unify; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
- verb get involved or mixed-up with
- He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair
ghostlike
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a phantom
spectral; spiritual; phantasmal; ghostly; apparitional.
- a ghostly face at the window
- a phantasmal presence in the room
- spectral emanations
- spiritual tappings at a seance
fade
- noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
slicing; slice.
- he took lessons to cure his slicing
- noun gradually ceasing to be visible
disappearance.
broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
blur
- noun a hazy or indistinct representation
fuzz.
- it happened so fast it was just a blur
- he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
- verb become glassy; lose clear vision
glaze over; film over.
- Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
glyph
- noun glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief
icon
- noun (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
- noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
picture; image; ikon.
- they showed us the pictures of their wedding
- a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
lobate
- adjective having or resembling a lobe or lobes
lobated.
- a lobate tongue
- adjective satellite having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
lobed.
four
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
four-spot.
chordal
- adjective relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords
- chordal assonance in modern music
- chordal rather than contrapuntal music
superimposed
- adjective satellite placed on or over something else
overlying.
- an overlying image
- verb place on top of
lay over; superimpose; superpose.
- can you superimpose the two images?
polygonal
- adjective having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons
- polygonal structure
sharpened
- adjective satellite having the point made sharp
- a sharpened pencil
- verb make sharp or sharper
sharpen.
- sharpen the knives
guideline
- noun a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- noun a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
road map.
- the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam
shorthand
- noun a method of writing rapidly
stenography; tachygraphy.
- adjective satellite written in abbreviated or symbolic form
- shorthand notes
recommendation
- noun something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
- noun something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
good word; testimonial.
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
asiatic
chalk
- noun a soft whitish calcite
- noun a pure flat white with little reflectance
plan
- noun a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
program; programme.
- they drew up a six-step plan
- they discussed plans for a new bond issue
- noun an arrangement scheme
design.
- the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult
- it was an excellent design for living
- a plan for seating guests
lucidly
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
limpidly; pellucidly; perspicuously.
- this is a lucidly written book
dimmed
- adjective made dim or less bright
dim.
- the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation
- dimmed headlights
- we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
- verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dim; dip.
mere
- noun a small pond of standing water
- adjective satellite being nothing more than specified
- a mere child
ways
- noun structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
slipway; shipway.
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; manner; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
ink
- noun a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- noun dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
loom
- noun a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
- verb come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
- Another air plane loomed into the sky
serpiginous
three
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
trey.
vague
- adjective satellite not clearly understood or expressed
obscure.
- an obscure turn of phrase
- an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard
- their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
- vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
- adjective not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
undefined.
- an undefined term
- undefined authority
- some undefined sense of excitement
- vague feelings of sadness
- a vague uneasiness
loom
- noun a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
- verb come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
- Another air plane loomed into the sky
serrated
- adjective satellite notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
toothed; notched; saw-toothed; serrate.
- verb make saw-toothed or jag the edge of
serrate.
- serrate the edges of the teeth
five
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; fin; pentad.
- noun a team that plays basketball
basketball team.
curving
- adjective having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
curved.
- the curved tusks of a walrus
- his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard
- verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; sheer; slew; slue.
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
priority
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
precedency; precedence.
- ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
- national independence takes priority over class struggle
- noun preceding in time
antecedency; precedence; anteriority; antecedence; precedency.
misty
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
foggy; brumous; hazy.
- a brumous October morning
- adjective satellite wet with mist
- the misty evening
seven
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
heptad; sevener; VII; septet; 7; septenary.
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
seven-spot.
melodic
- adjective containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
musical; melodious.
- the melodious song of a meadowlark
- adjective of or relating to melody
- melodic harmony
delineated
- adjective represented accurately or precisely
represented; delineate.
- verb show the form or outline of
delineate; define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
button
- noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- noun an electrical switch operated by pressing
push; push button.
- the elevator was operated by push buttons
- the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
undulate
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple; riffle; ruffle; cockle.
- verb occur in soft rounded shapes
roll.
- The hills rolled past
shiver
- noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
tremble; shake.
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
frisson; quiver; thrill; shudder; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
triadic
various
- adjective satellite of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
assorted.
- assorted sizes
- his disguises are many and various
- various experiments have failed to disprove the theory
- cited various reasons for his behavior
- adjective satellite considered individually
respective; several.
- the respective club members
- specialists in their several fields
- the various reports all agreed
wavy
- adjective satellite (of hair) having waves
- she had long wavy hair
- adjective satellite uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
rippled; crinkly; crinkled; wavelike.
six
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; sextet; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
six-spot.
chisel
- noun an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- verb engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
cheat.
- Who's chiseling on the side?
faint
- noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon; deliquium; syncope.
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon; pass out; conk.
drawn
- adjective satellite showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
careworn; raddled; haggard; worn.
- looking careworn as she bent over her mending
- her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
- that raddled but still noble face
- shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
- verb cause to move by pulling
pull; draw; force.
- draw a wagon
- pull a sled
basic
- noun (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
staple.
- noun a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
smudge
- noun a smoky fire to drive away insects
- noun a blemish made by dirt
smirch; blot; slur; smear; spot; daub.
- he had a smudge on his cheek
elude
- verb escape, either physically or mentally
bilk; evade.
- The thief eluded the police
- This difficult idea seems to evade her
- The event evades explanation
- verb be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
escape.
- What you are seeing in him eludes me
font
- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
case; fount; face; typeface.
- noun bowl for baptismal water
baptistry; baptistery; baptismal font.
fading
- noun weakening in force or intensity
attenuation.
- attenuation in the volume of the sound
- verb become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
melt; fade.
- The scene begins to fade
- The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
spidery
- adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
spiderlike; arachnoid; spiderly; arachnidian.
criterion
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
measure; touchstone; standard.
- the schools comply with federal standards
- they set the measure for all subsequent work
- noun the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
standard.
- they live by the standards of their community
lecture
- noun a speech that is open to the public
talk; public lecture.
- he attended a lecture on telecommunications
- noun a lengthy rebuke
speech; talking to.
- a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
- the teacher gave him a talking to
emerge
- verb come out into view, as from concealment
- Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office
- verb come out of
egress; go forth; issue; come out; come forth.
- Water issued from the hole in the wall
- The words seemed to come out by themselves
spiky
- adjective satellite having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
peaky.
- absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass
responsibility
- noun the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
duty; obligation.
- we must instill a sense of duty in our children
- every right implies a responsibility
- noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities
province.
- it was his province to take care of himself
scalloped
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
crenate; crenated.
- verb decorate an edge with scallops
scallop.
- the dress had a scalloped skirt
loom
- noun a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
- verb come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
- Another air plane loomed into the sky
sermon
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
discourse; preaching.
- noun a moralistic rebuke
preaching.
- your preaching is wasted on him
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