sketch
noun
[ skɛtʃ ]
• a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture.
• "a charcoal sketch"
Similar:
drawing,
preliminary drawing,
outline,
diagram,
representation,
delineation,
design,
plan,
artist's impression,
tracing,
rough,
underdrawing,
cartoon,
maquette,
ébauche,
esquisse,
croquis,
• a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a revue or comedy programme.
• "a hilarious sketch for their latest BBC series"
Similar:
skit,
scene,
piece,
performance,
act,
item,
turn,
routine,
number,
playlet,
• a comical or amusing person or thing.
sketch
verb
• make a rough drawing of.
• "as they talked, Modigliani began to sketch her"
Similar:
draw,
make a drawing of,
draw a picture of,
depict,
portray,
represent,
delineate,
pencil,
rough out,
outline,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare ‘make a sketch’, based on Greek skhedios ‘done extempore’.
