English noun: silhouette | |||
1. | silhouette (location) an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lineation, outline | ||
2. | silhouette (artifact) a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drawing | ||
English verb: silhouette | |||
1. | silhouette (perception) project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | project | ||
2. | silhouette (creation) represent by a silhouette | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interpret, represent | ||