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(noun) painting
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; his pictures hang in the Louvre
(noun) exposure, photo, photograph, pic
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
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
(noun) mental picture, impression
a clear and telling mental image
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
(noun) video
the visible part of a television transmission
they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
(noun) motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, film, flick, pic, picture show
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
(noun) pictorial matter
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
the dictionary had many pictures
(noun) characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting
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; the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
(noun) scene
a situation treated as an observable object
the political picture is favorable; the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
(verb) figure, envision, fancy, project, see, image, visualise, visualize
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
I can't see him on horseback!; I can see what will happen; I can see a risk in this strategy
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