Entry Word: outline

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface <place your hand on the paper and draw an outline around it>

Synonyms contour, figure, silhouette

Related Words delineation, sketch; profile, skyline; form, cast, configuration, conformation, geometry, shape; framework, skeleton

2 a short statement of the main points <each chapter in the textbook is preceded by an outline> — see summary