picture

picture
1. noun
1)

pictures in an art gallery

Syn:
painting, drawing, sketch, oil painting, watercolor, print, canvas, portrait, portrayal, illustration, artwork, depiction, likeness, representation, image, icon, miniature, landscape; fresco, mural, wall painting; informal oil
2)

we were told not to take pictures

Syn:
photograph, photo, snap, snapshot, shot, print, slide, transparency, exposure, still, enlargement
3)

do you have a picture of what your ideal home might look like?

Syn:
concept, idea, impression, view, (mental) image, vision, visualization, notion
4)

the picture of health

Syn:
personification, embodiment, epitome, essence, quintessence, perfect example, soul, model
5)

a picture starring Robert de Niro

Syn:
movie, film, motion picture, feature film; informal flick; dated moving picture
2. verb
1)

he was pictured with his guests

Syn:
photograph, take a photograph/photo of, snap, shoot, film
2)

in the drawing they were pictured against a snowy background

Syn:
paint, draw, sketch, depict, delineate, portray, show, illustrate
3)

Anne still pictured Richard as he had been

Syn:
visualize, see in one's mind's eye, conjure up a picture/image of, imagine, see, evoke

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  • Picture — Pic ture, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.] 1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Any well expressed image . . . either in picture or sculpture. Sir H. Wotton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • picture — [n1] illustration, likeness of something account, art, blueprint, canvas, cartoon, copy, delineation, depiction, description, doodle, double, draft, drawing, duplicate, effigy, engraving, figure, icon, image, impression, lookalike, outline,… …   New thesaurus

  • picture — [pik′chər] n. [ME pycture < L pictura < pictus, pp. of pingere, to PAINT] 1. a) an image or likeness of an object, person, or scene produced on a flat surface, esp. by painting, drawing, or photography b) a printed reproduction of this 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • picture — ► NOUN 1) a painting, drawing, or photograph. 2) an image on a television screen. 3) a cinema film. 4) (the pictures) the cinema. 5) an impression formed from an account or description. 6) informal a state of being fully informed: in the picture …   English terms dictionary

  • Picture CD — is a product by Kodak, following on from the earlier Photo CD product. It holds photos from a single roll of color film, stored at 1024×1536 resolution using JPEG compression. The product is aimed at consumers. Software to view and perform simple …   Wikipedia

  • Picture — Pic ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pictured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picturing}.] To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring before the mind. I . . . do picture it in my mind. Spenser.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • picture — index characterize, conceive (comprehend), concept, contour (outline), delineate, depict, describe …   Law dictionary

  • Picture — Picture,   [engl.], Bild …   Universal-Lexikon

  • picture — vb *represent, depict, portray, delineate, limn Analogous words: describe, *relate, narrate, recount: *sketch, outline …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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