6
figure(noun, appearance, plan, rough, shape)
6
hulk(noun, piece, whole, lump, frame)
6
remains(noun, frame, shell, remainder, corpse)
6
rough(noun, adjective, plan, words, draft)
6
silhouette(noun, adjective, appearance, shape, structure)
6
skeletal(adjective, thin, lean, skinny)
6
wreck(noun, frame, shell, remainder, hunk)
5
ashes(noun, corpse)
5
corpse(noun, remains, corpse, dice, sawbones)
5
edifice
5
support(noun, body, structure, frame, casing)
5
underframe
4
clay
4
configuration(noun, organization, form, appearance, plan)
4
contour(noun, appearance, shape, structure, outline)
4
copy(mark, plan, draw, rough, draft)
4
delineation(noun, plan, rough, draft, outline)
4
profile(noun, appearance, shape, structure, outline)
4
rough out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, plan, draw)
4
shadow(adjective, light, thin, delicate, skinny)
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