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sketch collapse: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"; short descriptive summary (of events); a brief literary description; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"; make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

photograph collapse: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"; undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well"

prettify collapse

gussy up collapse

primp collapse

design collapse: the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"; a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"; a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"; an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"; intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"; design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"; conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"; make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"; create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"; create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"

insignia collapse: a badge worn to show official position

schema collapse: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

beautify collapse

card collapse: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"; a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"; (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"; a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"; thin cardboard, usually rectangular; ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

forethought collapse

collage collapse: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map"; any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"

tapestry collapse: a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs; a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery; something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs; "the tapestry of European history"

envision collapse: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

map collapse: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it); to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets); explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"; make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"; depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"; plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"; locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"

duplicate collapse: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"; being two identical; identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key"; make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"; make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"

planning collapse: the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise; an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"; the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

intention collapse: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

facing collapse: a protective covering that protects the outside of a building; a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening; an ornamental coating to a building

write collapse: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"; record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"; communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"; communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"; mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"; create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else"; produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

wicket collapse: small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted; small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door); a small arch used as croquet equipment; cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket

get the hang of collapse

refurbish collapse: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

scoreboard collapse: a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)

filing card collapse

microdot collapse: photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)

dormer collapse: a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

bead collapse: a small ball with a hole through the middle; string together like beads; decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"; form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example

roan collapse: a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray; a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding; (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey; "a roan horse"

bayard collapse: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)

represent collapse: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"; describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"; serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"; create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"; be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"; take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

mural collapse: a painting that is applied to a wall surface; of or relating to walls; "mural painting"

rain collapse: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"; water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere; drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"

twin collapse: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho; either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy; give birth to twins; grow as twins; "twin crystals"; duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

window collapse: a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air; a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened; a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material; (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen; an opening in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air); "he stuck his head in the window"; an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees"; the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something; "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"

wreathe collapse: form into a wreath; decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"; move with slow, sinuous movements

ins and outs collapse

strategy collapse: the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

playing cards collapse

kinescope collapse: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

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