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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- put in the picture