Definition (noun) a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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they showed us the pictures of their wedding
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a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
Definition (noun) graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
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a small painting by Picasso
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he bought the painting as an investment
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his pictures hang in the Louvre
Definition (noun) a clear and telling mental image
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he described his mental picture of his assailant
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he had no clear picture of himself or his world
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the events left a permanent impression in his mind
Definition (noun) a situation treated as an observable object
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the political picture is favorable
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the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
Definition (noun) illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
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the dictionary had many pictures
Definition (noun) a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
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they went to a movie every Saturday night
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the film was shot on location
Definition (noun) the visible part of a television transmission
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they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
Definition (noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description
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too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
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the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
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the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Definition (noun) a typical example of some state or quality
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the very picture of a modern general
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she was the picture of despair
Definition (noun) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
Definition (verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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I can't see him on horseback!
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I can see what will happen
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I can see a risk in this strategy
Definition (verb) show in, or as in, a picture
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This scene depicts country life
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the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting