sketch
/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
noun
A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.
noun
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.
noun
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.
Example Sentences
- "I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil."
- "He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened."
- "Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft."
- "Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story."
- "I have to write a character sketch for a novel study."
- "to keep sketch"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *seǵʰ-, schets, Skizze, schizzo, schedium, σχέδιος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/
- British English: /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- Informal
- Slang
- British usage
Inflected Forms
sketches (present, singular)
sketching (participle, present)
sketched (participle, past)
sketched (past)
scetch (alternative, archaic)
sketches (plural)
more sketch (comparative)
most sketch (superlative)