Sketch vs. Map

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

Mapnoun

A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.

Mapnoun

A graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components or themes.

Mapnoun

(mathematics) A function.

Mapnoun

The butterfly Araschnia levana.

Mapnoun

The face.

Mapnoun

A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.

Mapverb

To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.

Mapverb

To inform someone of a particular idea.

Mapverb

To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

Mapnoun

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; - usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it.

Mapnoun

Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical map.

Mapverb

To represent by a map; - often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.

Mapnoun

a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

Mapnoun

a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

Mapverb

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of;

Mapverb

explore or survey for the purpose of making a map;

Mapverb

locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences;

Mapverb

plan, delineate, or arrange in detail;

Mapverb

depict as if on a map;

Mapverb

to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

Map

A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive.