n. 25B6; noun
the outline of the building : SILHOUETTE, profile, shape, contours, form, line, delineation; diagram, sketch; poetic/literary lineaments.
an outline of expenditure for each department : ROUGH IDEA, thumbnail sketch, (quick) rundown, summary, synopsis, résumé, precis; essence, main points, gist, (bare) bones, draft, sketch.
25B6; verb
the plane was outlined against the sky : SILHOUETTE, define, demarcate; sketch, delineate, trace.
she outlined the plan briefly : ROUGH OUT, sketch out, draft, give a rough idea of, summarize, precis.