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profile

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1. profile - Noun

2. profile - Verb

Meaning

An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.

A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.

A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.

A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.

to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.

To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When my friends lack an eye, I look at them in profile. Joseph Joubert

Over the years, I've been trying to build a relationship with an audience. I've tried to maintain as much of a low profile as I could so that those characters would emerge and their relationship with audiences would be protected. Kevin Spacey

In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents. Peter Garrett

Every so often you have to increase your profile so you can let it lower again, like a balloon. Robyn Hitchcock

You know, I could run for governor and all this but I'm basically a media creation. I've never really done anything. I've worked for my dad. I worked in the oil industry. But that's not the kind of profile you have to have to get elected to public office. George W. Bush

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile. Sacha Guitry

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