Umriss — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adumbration noun The condition of being in shade, or, as a countable noun, a shadow itself.
- mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
- outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
Senses
Umriss is used for these senses in English:
- adumbration (countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
- mold A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- outline A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- outline The outer shape of an object or figure.
adumbration — full definition
- noun The condition of being in shade, or, as a countable noun, a shadow itself.
- noun A rough drawing or short description that gives only the basic shape of something.
- noun (heraldry) The showing of a design only as an outline, sometimes shaded a darker color than the background.
- noun A rough or symbolic picture of something, or an early, unclear sign of what is to come.
mold — full definition
- noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
- verb To shape something, or to influence how a person or thing develops.
- noun A fuzzy fungal growth that develops on food or damp surfaces.
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