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picture > 11 senses
NOUN1picture, image, icon, ikonA visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
2picture, paintingGraphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
3picture, mental picture, impressionA clear and telling mental image
4picture, sceneA situation treated as an observable object
5picture, pictorial matterIllustrations used to decorate or explain a text
6picture, movie, film, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flickA form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
7picture, videoThe visible part of a television transmission
8picture, word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, characterization, characterisationA graphic or vivid verbal description
9pictureA typical example of some state or quality
VERB1picture, visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, imageImagine
2picture, depict, render, showShow in, or as in, a picture
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picture > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.
Examples"they showed us the pictures of their wedding"
Synonymsimage, icon, ikon
Narrowerbitmap, electronic image; chiaroscuro; collage, montage; foil, transparency; iconography; inset; likeness, semblance; panorama, cyclorama, diorama; photograph, photo, exposure, pic; reflection, reflexion; scan, CAT scan; sonogram
Broaderrepresentation
Verbspicture, depict
picture > noun 2, artifact
MeaningGraphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface.
Examples"his pictures hang in the Louvre"
Synonymspainting
Narrowerabstraction; cityscape; daub; distemper; finger-painting; icon, ikon; landscape; miniature, illumination; monochrome; mural, wall painting; nude, nude painting; oil painting; pentimento; portrait; sand painting; seascape; semi-abstraction; still life; tanka; trompe l'oeil; watercolor, watercolour
Broadergraphic art
Verbsdepict; picture
picture > noun 3, cognition
MeaningA clear and telling mental image.
Examples"he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"
Synonymsmental picture, impression
Broaderimage, mental image
Verbspicture
picture > noun 4, state
MeaningA situation treated as an observable object.
Examples"the political picture is favorable"
Synonymsscene
Broadersituation, state of affairs
picture > noun 5, communication
MeaningIllustrations used to decorate or explain a text.
Examples"the dictionary had many pictures"
Synonymspictorial matter
Broaderillustration
Adjectivespictorial, pictural
Verbspicture, depict
picture > noun 6, communication
MeaningA form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
Synonymsmovie, film, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
Category ofdub; synchronize, synchronise; film, shoot, take; videotape, tape; reshoot
Partssequence, episode; credit; subtitle, caption; credits; scene, shot
Narrowerfeature, feature film; final cut; home movie; collage film; coming attraction; shoot-'em-up; short subject; documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment; cinema verite; peepshow; rough cut; silent movie, silent picture, silents; slow motion; talking picture, talkie; three-D, 3-D, 3D
Broadershow
picture > noun 7, communication
MeaningThe visible part of a television transmission.
Examples"they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
Synonymsvideo
Part oftelevision, telecasting, TV, video
Broadervisual communication
picture > noun 8, communication
MeaningA graphic or vivid verbal description.
Examples"too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"
Synonymsword picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, characterization, characterisation
Narrowerepithet; portrayal, portraiture, portrait
Broaderdescription, verbal description
Verbsdepict
picture > noun 9, cognition
MeaningA typical example of some state or quality.
Examples"the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
Broadertypification, exemplification
picture > verb 1, creation
MeaningImagine. Conceive of. See in one's mind.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsvisualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, image
Broaderimagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
Similar tounderstand, realize, realise, see; visualize, visualise
Nounspicture; picturing
picture > verb 2, creation
MeaningShow in, or as in, a picture.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsdepict, render, show
Categoryart, artistic creation, artistic production
Narrowerillustrate; map
Broaderrepresent, interpret
Nounspicturing; picture; picture; picture

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