silhouette

[US]/ˌsɪlʊ'et/
[UK]/ˌsɪlu'ɛt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. outline

Phrases & Collocations

dark silhouette

tree silhouette

mountain silhouette

silhouette art

silhouette photography

in silhouette

Example Sentences

in silhouette (=on silhouette)

He drew the city in silhouette.

the castle was silhouetted against the sky.

The mountain was silhouetted against the sky.

We could see a church silhouetted against the skyline.

he was silhouetted against the light of the stair window.

a figure silhouetted darkly against the trees.

the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky.

saw the dark silhouette of the family waving farewell.

The most popular pantie silhouette in women's underwear is the bikini panty.

I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.

Figures were silhouetted against the setting sun.

The stark jagged rocks were silhouetted against the sky.

The SR-71's unusual silhouette caused workers at a U.S. base in Okinawa, Japan, to refer to the plane as the habu—a poisonous black snake indigenous to the island.

The door of the comm center shot open, spilling yellow glare into the gloom and limning the silhouette of a man half collapsed against the frame.

Real-world Examples

The collection's silhouette was long and slim.

Source: Financial Times Reading Selection

You're the silhouette right here by the nutritional facts.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

People were invited to help raking soldiers silhouette onto the beach.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

The bear is moving up slowly, using trees to help break up his silhouette.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

Rathbone cast a long silhouette. Who would be bold enough to don the deerstalker next?

Source: How to become Sherlock Holmes

Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Anything before then, it's a cutout silhouette of a costume that's stuffed with padding.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

A person dancing, maybe doing extraordinary moves, but in silhouette.

Source: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

Just your silhouette. I can tell you cut your hair short.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

I looked at the door, and I could swear that I saw Nelson silhouette over there.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

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