pic·ture  /ˈpɪktʃər/
1. 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"
synset: picture, image, icon, ikon
2. 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"
3. 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"
synset: mental_picture, picture, impression
4. a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
5. illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"
synset: picture, pictorial_matter
6. 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"
synset: movie, film, picture, moving_picture, moving-picture_show, motion_picture, motion-picture_show, picture_show, pic, flick
7. the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
8. 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"
synset: word_picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
9. a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
synset: picture
10. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
synset: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
1. 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"
synset: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
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"
synset: picture, depict, render, show
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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