Can you flush out an idea?

Definitions. To flesh out something (like a plan or an idea) is to expand it, give it substance, or provide a more detailed explanation. To flush out means to force someone or something out of hiding or to clean something (usually by forcing water through a container).

What is fully fleshed out?

: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details You need to flesh out your plan with more details. She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well.

What does flashed out mean?

flash out. [for a light] to shine out of something suddenly or in bursts. The light flashed out, signaling us to stay away from the rocks. Under the door, we saw a light flashing out. Someone was watching television in that room.

What does spirit mean?

1 : an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms. 2 : a supernatural being or essence: such as. a capitalized : holy spirit. b : soul sense 2a. c : an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible specifically : ghost sense 2.

What is a fleshed out character?

As a then newbie writer, I often wondered what it meant and how does one flesh out characters? In a nutshell (pardon the cliché), it means your characters probably read like one-dimensional cardboard cutouts, always acting and/or doing expected things in expected scenarios.

What’s another word for elaborate?

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How do you elaborate?

How To Teach Writing 7 Strategies for Elaboration

Describe a Place in Detail.
Use Specific Words to Paint Pictures.
Show How Something Feels, Smells, Tastes, Sounds or Looks.
Compare Two Different Things Through Simile or Metaphor.
Use the Exact Thoughts or Words from a Person.
Describe How Someone or Something Moves.
Show Someone’s Feelings Through What He Does.

Is elaborate a formal word?

adjective. worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.

What is an example of elaboration?

Essentially, elaboration is encoding the original content in a different but related way. There are primarily two kinds of elaboration: visual and verbal. For example, to learn the pair “cow-ball” a person could form a visual image of a cow kicking a ball.

What does elaborate mean example?

The definition of elaborate is done with great or numerous details. An example of elaborate is a wedding with a horse drawn carriage, a chocolate fountain, perfectly matching linens and a carefully executed theme. An example of elaborate is a chandelier with many branches, hanging crystals and other decorations.

How do you use the word elaborate?

Elaborate sentence example

They wore elaborate costumes.
Sarah prepared an elaborate breakfast in the morning.
Will you elaborate on that?
He signed the paper with a flourish and returned the pen to its elaborate bronze holder.
It was an elaborate ritual.

What does elaboration mean?

Elaboration is the act of adding more information to existing information to create a more complex, emergent whole. Elaboration may involve planning or executing a task with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.

Can you elaborate more meaning?

1 : to give more details about Would you elaborate on what happened? 2 : to work out in detail He elaborated his ideas.

How do you elaborate a topic?

Illustrate: provide a specific example that shows your idea in practice. Describe Literally: write about the subject’s qualities/elements in concrete language. Describe Figuratively: write about the subject’s qualities/elements nonliterally (e.g. metaphor, simile, personification, etc.)

What’s a good argument topic?

Argumentative Essay Topics Education Parents should have an active role in their child’s education. The Grading system shouldn’t exist to judge a student’s abilities. Standardized tests should be abolished in schools. All students must wear a uniform in high school.

What are some good topic sentences?

Here are some examples: Topic Sentence: There are many reasons why pollution in ABC Town is the worst in the world. The topic is “pollution in ABC Town is the worst in the world” and the controlling idea is “many reasons.”

What is a good topic?

A good topic should explain the whole article in less than a sentence. A good topic should answer a question. A good topic should have what journalists call ‘an angle’. Your angle is what sets your content apart from other people’s.

What is a poor topic sentence?

The first example is a bad topic sentence because it does not explain howthe Dust Bowl impacted people in Oklahoma and California. HINT: (If a topic sentence does not answer the questions howand/or why, then it needs to be revised.)

How can I stay on topic?

Plain Language: Staying on Topic

Finish all your research and know well what facts you have, and don’t have, on the subject at hand.
Make a strong thesis statement of what you’re writing about.
Decide what you want to say, as mentioned before, and organize those points into paragraphs, each with its own topic sentence.

What does staying on topic mean?

not go off

Why can’t people stay on topic?

Question: Why can’t people seem to stay on topic in an argument? Because people are not as intelligent as they like to think they are. It takes considerable skill to be able to have a discussion (argument) with someone and not allow emotion to take over. Generally people see an argument as something they need to win.

Why is staying on topic important?

During a conversation individuals take turns sharing their thoughts and opinions about a topic. It is important to stay on topic so everyone can follow along and participate. If the topic of conversation changes too many times or too quickly, the conversation becomes difficult to follow.

How do I help my child stay on topic?

Purposely have conversations in front of him that are clear, concise, and stay on topic. When you model this behavior for him, you are exposing him to positive social experiences. Use topic cards for meal times and provide questions to help him stay on topic. Prepare cards ahead of time.