noun / verb
sketch
SKECH/sketʃ/
A brief preliminary depiction of main features.
An unfinished pencil sketch of a pear lies beside the fruit.
Etymology
Italian schizzo, “sketch, drawing,” is the apparent ancestor. In English, a rough drawing serving as the basis for a finished picture also became a brief account that leaves out detail.
In context
I want to thank everybody for watching me doodle and you listening to me explain how to fill up a sketch page. I did all of this by not caring.
More examples
- She sketches the garden before deciding where to plant.
- These rough sketches show three possible designs for the kitchen.
- He sketched out the main steps of his plan.
Forms
sketch · sketches · sketched · sketching
sketchbook noun — A book of blank pages for sketches.