picture

noun

1
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
a small painting by Picasso
he bought the painting as an investment
2
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
3
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
they showed us the pictures of their wedding
a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
4
a typical example of some state or quality
the very picture of a modern general
she was the picture of despair
5
a clear and telling mental image
he described his mental picture of his assailant
he had no clear picture of himself or his world
6
the visible part of a television transmission
they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
7
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
they went to a movie every Saturday night
the film was shot on location
8
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
the dictionary had many pictures
9
a graphic or vivid verbal description
too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
10
a situation treated as an observable object
the political picture is favorable
the religious scene in England has changed in the last century

1
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
2
show in, or as in, a picture
This scene depicts country life
the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

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