sketchnoun [ C ]
uk/sketʃ/us/sketʃ/sketch noun [ C ] (SIMPLE SHAPE/FORM)
C1 a simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have many details:
My mother made a (pencil) sketch of my brother reading a book.
C2 a short written or spoken story that does not have many details
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- a freehand sketch
- pencil sketches
- The builder did a rough sketch of how the new stairs would look.
- She did a quick sketch of her father reading the paper.
- She's done some really good sketches.
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Pictures
- -scape
- abstract
- aquatint
- balloon
- canvas
- caricature
- cartoon
- graphics
- halo
- identikit
- illustration
- infographic
- pencil
- pixelated
- poster
- rough
- seascape
- self-portrait
- shade
- speech bubble
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sketch noun [ C ] (HUMOROUS PERFORMANCE)
C1 a short, humorous part of a longer show on stage, television, or radio:
I thought the sketch about celebrity chefs was really funny.
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Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
- action replay
- blooper
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- bulletin
- commentary
- feature-length
- filler
- fly on the wall idiom
- game show
- God slot
- pilot
- podcast
- programme
- repeat
- rom com
- serial
- signature tune
- simulcast
- sitcom
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Cinema & theatre: parts of plays, shows & films
sketchverb [ I or T ]
uk/sketʃ/us/sketʃ/to make a sketch of something:
The art students were told to sketch the landscape.
When I have some spare time, I like to sketch.
The artist has sketched out a design for the new school.
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Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- colour
- colour sth in
- draft
- drew
- engraving
- etching
- foreshorten
- freehand
- rough
- rough sth in
- rule
- shade sth in
- stencil
- stipple
- tempera
- wash
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Phrasal verb(s)
sketch sth in
sketch sth out