Everyone knows that nicotine is present in cigarettes, and causes addiction to smoking; however, whatâs a little less well known is the range of chemicals contained within cigarette smoke that can lead to carcinogenic (cancer causing) effects, and what other effects they can have on the body.
outline. 1. A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object: contour, delineation, profile, silhouette. 2. A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work: draft, rough, skeleton, sketch. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of: adumbrate, block in (or out), draft, rough in (or out), sketch.
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense outlines , present participle outlining , past tense , past participle outlined. 1. verb. If you outline an idea or a plan, you explain it in a general way. The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town's image. The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions. Synonyms: summarize, review, draft, plan More Synonyms of outline.