sketch
[ skech ]
/ skɛtʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make a sketch or sketches.
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Origin of sketch
1660–70; <Dutch schets (noun) ≪ Italian schizzo<Latin schedium extemporaneous poem, noun use of neuter of schedius extempore <Greek schédios
synonym study for sketch
6. See depict.
OTHER WORDS FROM sketch
Words nearby sketch
skeptical, skepticism, skerrick, skerry, sket, sketch, sketchable, sketchbook, sketch map, sketchpad, sketchy
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British Dictionary definitions for sketch
sketch
/ (skɛtʃ) /
noun
verb
to make a rough drawing (of)
(tr often foll by out) to make a brief description of
Derived forms of sketch
sketchable, adjectivesketcher, nounWord Origin for sketch
C17: from Dutch schets, via Italian from Latin schedius hastily made, from Greek skhedios unprepared
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