Sketch vs. Doodle

Sketchverb

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

Sketchverb

(transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.

Sketchnoun

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

Sketchnoun

A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.

Sketchnoun

A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.

Sketchnoun

A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show, a skit

Sketchnoun

a brief musical composition or theme, especially for the piano

Sketchnoun

a brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or short story.

Sketchnoun

(informal) An amusing person.

Sketchnoun

A lookout; vigilant watch for something.

Sketchnoun

(UK) A humorous newspaper article summarizing political events, making heavy use of metaphor, paraphrase and caricature.

Sketchnoun

(math) A category together with a set of limit cones and a set of colimit cones.

Sketchadjective

Sketchy, shady, questionable.

Sketchnoun

An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work.

Sketchverb

To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of.

Sketchverb

To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of.

Sketchverb

To make sketches, as of landscapes.

Sketchnoun

preliminary drawing for later elaboration;

Sketchnoun

a brief literary description

Sketchnoun

short descriptive summary (of events)

Sketchnoun

a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

Sketchverb

make a sketch of;

Sketchverb

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;

Sketchnoun

a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture

Sketchnoun

a brief written or spoken account or description, giving only basic details

Sketchnoun

a rough or unfinished version of any creative work

Sketchnoun

a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a revue or comedy programme

Sketchnoun

a comical or amusing person or thing.

Sketchverb

make a rough drawing of

Sketchverb

give a brief account or general outline of something

Sketchverb

perform (a gesture) with one's hands or body

Doodlenoun

(obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.

Doodlenoun

A small mindless sketch, etc.

Doodlenoun

Penis.

Doodleverb

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

Doodleverb

(Scotland) To drone like a bagpipe.

Doodlenoun

A trifler; a simple fellow.

Doodlenoun

an aimless drawing

Doodleverb

make a doodle; draw aimlessly

Doodleverb

scribble absent-mindedly

Doodlenoun

a rough drawing made absent-mindedly

Doodle

A doodle is a drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines, generally without ever lifting the drawing device from the paper, in which case it is usually called a .