Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun silhouette

2 senses of silhouette

Sense 1
silhouette -- (an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow))
       => outline, lineation -- (the line that appears to bound an object)

Sense 2
silhouette -- (a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color)
       => drawing -- (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb silhouette

2 senses of silhouette

Sense 1
silhouette -- (project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette)
       => project -- (project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen")

Sense 2
silhouette -- (represent by a silhouette)
       => represent, interpret -- (create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl")