Definition of Picture

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
Synonyms:icon, ikon, image, picture.
Sample Sentences:1. they showed us the pictures of their wedding. 2. a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them.
Hypernym:representation.
Derivationally related form:iconic, envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize, pictorial, pictural, depict, picture, render, show, depict, picture, render, show.
Hyponym:bitmap, electronic image, chiaroscuro, collage, montage, foil, transparency, computer graphic, graphic, iconography, inset, likeness, semblance, cyclorama, diorama, panorama, reflection, reflexion, cat scan, scan, echogram, sonogram.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Synonyms:painting, picture.
Sample Sentences:1. a small painting by Picasso. 2. he bought the painting as an investment. 3. his pictures hang in the Louvre.
Hypernym:graphic art.
Derivationally related form:pictorial, pictural, depict, picture, render, show, depict, limn, portray, paint, paint.
Hyponym:abstraction, cityscape, daub, distemper, finger-painting, icon, ikon, landscape, illumination, miniature, monochrome, mural, wall painting, nude, nude painting, oil painting, pentimento, sand painting, seascape, waterscape, semi-abstraction, still life, tanka, trompe l'oeil, water-color, water-colour, watercolor, watercolour.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:a clear and telling mental image
Synonyms:impression, mental picture, picture.
Sample Sentences:1. he described his mental picture of his assailant. 2. he had no clear picture of himself or his world. 3. the events left a permanent impression in his mind.
Hypernym:image, mental image.
Derivationally related form:envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:a situation treated as an observable object
Synonyms:picture, scene.
Sample Sentences:1. the political picture is favorable. 2. the religious scene in England has changed in the last century.
Hypernym:situation, state of affairs.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
Synonyms:pictorial matter, picture.
Sample Sentences:the dictionary had many pictures.
Hypernym:illustration.
Derivationally related form:pictorial, pictural, depict, picture, render, show, depict, picture, render, show.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:a graphic or vivid verbal description
Synonyms:characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture.
Sample Sentences:1. too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures. 2. the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland. 3. the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters.
Hypernym:description, verbal description.
Derivationally related form:characterise, characterize, qualify, depict, describe, draw, depict, describe, draw, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, delineate.
Hyponym:epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:noun
Definition:a typical example of some state or quality
Synonyms:picture.
Sample Sentences:1. the very picture of a modern general. 2. she was the picture of despair.
Hypernym:exemplification, typification.

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Entry:picture
Part of Speech:verb
Definition:show in, or as in, a picture
Synonyms:depict, picture, render, show.
Sample Sentences:1. This scene depicts country life. 2. the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting.
Hypernym:interpret, represent.
Domain of synset [TOPIC]:art, artistic creation, artistic production.
Derivationally related form:delineative, depictive, delineation, depiction, portrayal, pictorial matter, picture, icon, ikon, image, picture, depicting, depiction, portrayal, portraying, pictorial matter, picture, painting, picture, icon, ikon, image, picture, pictorial representation, picturing.
Hyponym:illustrate, map.