sketch
nounADJ.
lightning, quick | rough | preliminary, preparatory | charcoal, ink, pencil, watercolour
VERB + SKETCH
do, draw, make
SKETCH + NOUN
book, pad | map | plan
PREP.
in a/the ~
The family house appears in several of her sketches.| ~ by
a series of sketches by John Constable| ~ for
to make a sketch for an oil painting| ~ of
He did some rough sketches of the costumes.ADJ.
brief, thumbnail
The talk began with a thumbnail sketch of the political situation at that time.| biographical, character
VERB + SKETCH
give sb
PREP.
~ of
He gave us character sketches of all his eccentric relations.ADJ.
short | comic, satirical
VERB + SKETCH
do, perform | write
PREP.
~ about
a comic sketch about a talking cat