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picture
Definition
(noun) a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
Synonyms
:
icon
,
ikon
,
image
Example Sentence
they showed us the pictures of their wedding
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
Synonyms
:
painting
Example Sentence
a small painting by Picasso
he bought the painting as an investment
his pictures hang in the Louvre
Definition
(noun) a clear and telling mental image
Synonyms
:
impression
,
mental picture
Example Sentence
he described his mental picture of his assailant
he had no clear picture of himself or his world
the events left a permanent impression in his mind
Definition
(noun) a situation treated as an observable object
Synonyms
:
scene
Example Sentence
the political picture is favorable
the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
Definition
(noun) illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
Synonyms
:
pictorial matter
Example Sentence
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
Synonyms
:
film
,
flick
,
motion picture
,
motion-picture show
,
movie
,
moving picture
,
moving-picture show
,
pic
,
picture show
Example Sentence
they went to a movie every Saturday night
the film was shot on location
Definition
(noun) the visible part of a television transmission
Synonyms
:
video
Example Sentence
they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
Definition
(noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description
Synonyms
:
characterisation
,
characterization
,
delineation
,
depiction
,
word-painting
,
word picture
Example Sentence
too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Definition
(noun) a typical example of some state or quality
Example Sentence
the very picture of a modern general
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
Synonyms
:
exposure
,
photo
,
photograph
,
pic
Definition
(verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Synonyms
:
envision
,
fancy
,
figure
,
image
,
project
,
see
,
visualise
,
visualize
Example Sentence
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy
Definition
(verb) show in, or as in, a picture
Synonyms
:
depict
,
render
,
show
Example Sentence
This scene depicts country life
the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
Word used in video below:
text: Ah, no, it's not, I've got picture and picture here.
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