Synonyms of the word

limn

• v. (transitive) To draw or paint; delineate.
• v. (transitive) To describe.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To illuminate, as a manuscript.

delineate

• v. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
• v. To depict, represent with pictures.
• v. To describe or depict with words or gestures.
• v. To outline or mark out.

depict

• v. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
• adj. (obsolete) Depicted.

draw

• v. (heading) To move or develop something.
• v. (heading) To exert or experience force.
• v. (heading, fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
• v. (heading) To change in size or shape.
• v. (heading) To attract or be attracted.
• v. (Usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source.
• v. To disembowel.
• v. (transitive or intransitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
• v. A random selection process.
• v. (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house without hitting another stone.
• v. (cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect…
• v. (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
• v. (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes…
• n. The result of a contest in which neither side has won; a tie.
• n. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
• n. Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
• n. (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings…
• n. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice,…
• n. (curling) A shot that lands in the house without hitting another stone.
• n. (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
• n. (colloquial) Cannabis.
• n. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
• n. (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary…
• n. (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
• n. (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

interpret

• v. To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms…
• v. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation.
• v. (intransitive) To act as an interpreter.

outline

• n. A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
• n. The outer shape of an object or figure.
• n. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
• n. A general description of some subject.
• n. A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
• n. A preliminary plan for a project.
• n. (film industry) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and…
• v. (transitive) To draw an outline of something.
• v. (transitive) To summarize something.

portray

• v. To paint or draw the likeness of.
• v. (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
• v. To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
• v. To adorn with pictures.

represent

• v. (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit…
• v. (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate.
• v. (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
• v. (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise…
• v. (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.).
• v. (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement…
• v. (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
• v. (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
• v. (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended;…
• v. (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something…
• v. (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be a example of.
• v. (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
• v. (intransitive) (African American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people;…