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
- a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
noun
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
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- a small painting by Picasso
- he bought the painting as an investment
- his pictures hang in the Louvre
noun
a clear and telling mental image
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- 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
noun
a situation treated as an observable object
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- the political picture is favorable
- the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
noun
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
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pictorial matter
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- the dictionary had many pictures
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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movie
film
moving picture
moving-picture show
motion picture
motion-picture show
picture show
pic
flick
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- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
noun
the visible part of a television transmission
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- they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
noun
a graphic or vivid verbal description
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- 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
noun
a typical example of some state or quality
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- the very picture of a modern general
- she was the picture of despair
noun
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
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verb
imagine
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- conceive of
- see in one's mind
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
verb
show in, or as in, a picture
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- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting