Conspectus: alternatives and connections

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary…

A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and…

A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.

Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch.

An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.

An epitome.

A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine; esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of "Puck."

A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy.

A compendium; an epitome; a summary.

A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment;…

That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.

The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome.

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan.

To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.

Delineation; sketch.