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