Vocabulary word definition picture

Other forms: pictures; pictured; picturing

Use the verb picture if you want people to imagine something vividly in their minds. If your story about your principal and some chickens is descriptive enough, your friends can picture the whole incident.

A picture is also a piece of art made by painting or drawing, like the pictures by famous artists you see in a museum. In a book, a picture is an illustration that accompanies the text, often in a child’s picture book. You can also call a photograph a picture. Your dad might take so many pictures on vacation that it seems like you spent your entire childhood hiding from his camera.

Definitions of picture

1. noun

   a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

   “they showed us the
   pictures of their wedding”

   synonyms:

   icon, ikon, image

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   bitmap, electronic image

   an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels

   chiaroscuro

   a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color

   collage, montage

   a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image

   foil, transparency

   picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

   computer graphic, graphic

   an image that is generated by a computer

   iconography

   the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject

   inset

   a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one

   likeness, semblance

   picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

   cyclorama, diorama, panorama

   a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

   reflection, reflexion

   the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

   CAT scan, scan

   an image produced by scanning

   echogram, sonogram

   an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs

   grisaille

   chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief

   Identikit, Identikit picture

   a likeness of a person’s face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought

   photomontage

   a montage that uses photographic images

   portrait, portrayal

   any likeness of a person, in any medium

   lantern slide, slide

   a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

   overhead, viewgraph

   a transparency for use with an overhead projector

   type of:

   representation

   a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

2. noun

   graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

   “his
   pictures hang in the Louvre”

   synonyms:

   painting

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   abstraction

   an abstract painting

   cityscape

   painting depicting a city or urban area

   daub

   an unskillful painting

   distemper

   a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

   finger-painting

   a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers

   icon, ikon

   a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church

   landscape

   painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

   illumination, miniature

   painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

   monochrome

   painting done in a range of tones of a single color

   mural, wall painting

   a painting that is applied to a wall surface

   nude, nude painting

   a painting of a naked human figure

   oil painting

   a picture painted with oil paints

   pentimento

   the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)

   sand painting

   a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background

   seascape, waterscape

   a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)

   semi-abstraction

   a semiabstract painting

   still life

   a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

   tanka

   a Tibetan religious painting on fabric

   trompe l’oeil

   a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality

   water-color, water-colour, watercolor, watercolour

   a painting produced with watercolors

   canvas, canvass

   an oil painting on canvas fabric

   fresco

   a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

   gouache

   a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum

   wash, wash drawing

   a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

   type of:

   graphic art

   the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking

3. noun

   illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

   “the dictionary had many
   pictures”

   synonyms:

   pictorial matter

4. verb

   show in, or as in, a picture

5. noun

   a situation treated as an observable object

   “the political
   picture is favorable”

   synonyms:

   scene

6. noun

   a clear and telling mental image

   “he had no clear
   picture of himself or his world”

   synonyms:

   impression, mental picture

7. noun

   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”

   synonyms:

   characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting

8. noun

   a typical example of some state or quality

   “the very
   picture of a modern general”

   “she was the
   picture of despair”

9. verb

   imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind

   synonyms:

   envision, fancy, figure, image, project, see, visualise, visualize

   realise, realize, see, understand

   perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

   visualise, visualize

   form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract

10. noun

    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

    synonyms:

    exposure, photo, photograph, pic

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    beefcake

    a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire

    black and white, monochrome

    a black-and-white photograph or slide

    blueprint

    photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.

    cheesecake

    a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire

    closeup

    a photograph or video taken at close range

    daguerreotype

    a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor

    blowup, enlargement, magnification

    a photographic print that has been enlarged

    frame

    a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

    glossy

    a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper

    headshot

    a photograph of a person’s head

    hologram, holograph

    the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography

    longshot

    a photograph taken from a distance

    microdot

    photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)

    arial mosaic, mosaic, photomosaic

    arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

    mug shot, mugshot

    a photograph of someone’s face (especially one made for police records)

    photocopy

    a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work

    photographic print, print

    a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

    photomicrograph

    a photograph taken with the help of a microscope

    radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph

    a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

    shot, snap, snapshot

    an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

    spectrogram, spectrograph

    a photographic record of a spectrum

    stereo, stereoscopic photograph, stereoscopic picture

    two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

    still

    a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

    telephoto, telephotograph

    a photograph made with a telephoto lens

    telephotograph

    a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance

    time exposure

    a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time

    vignette

    a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

    wedding picture

    photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding

    scene, shot

    a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

    selfie

    a photograph that you take of yourself, typically with a digital camera

    anaglyph

    moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed

    autoradiograph

    a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed

    cutout

    a photograph from which the background has been cut away

    photostat

    a photocopy made on a Photostat machine

    proof

    a trial photographic print from a negative

    radiophoto, radiophotograph

    a photograph transmitted by radio waves

    X ray, X-ray, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, roentgenogram, x-ray

    a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

    visible speech

    spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically

    outtake

    a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film

    vignette

    a short evocative scene, as in a film or play

    type of:

    representation

    a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

11. noun

    the visible part of a television transmission

    “they could still receive the sound but the
    picture was gone”

    synonyms:

    video

12. noun

    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

    synonyms:

    film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture show

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    telefilm

    a movie that is made to be shown on television

    feature, feature film

    the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater

    final cut

    the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer

    home movie

    a film made at home by an amateur photographer

    collage film

    a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage

    coming attraction

    a movie that is advertised to draw customers

    shoot-’em-up

    a movie featuring shooting and violence

    short subject

    a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

    docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment

    a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

    cinema verite

    a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director

    film noir

    a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters

    skin flick

    a pornographic movie

    rough cut

    the first print of a movie after preliminary editing

    silent movie, silent picture, silents

    a movie without a soundtrack

    slow motion

    a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate

    talkie, talking picture

    a movie with synchronized speech and singing

    3-D, 3D, three-D

    a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance

    musical, musical comedy, musical theater

    a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

    Western, horse opera

    a film or novel about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

    animated cartoon, cartoon, toon

    a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

    newsreel

    a short film and commentary about current events

    peepshow

    a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth

    type of:

    product, production

    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process

    show

    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment

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[count]

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a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone or something

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an idea of how something or someone looks, of what something is like, etc.

— usually singular

[noncount]

:

a general situation

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see also big picture

[count]

:

an image on the screen of a television set

[noncount]

keep someone in the picture

chiefly British

or

put someone in the picture

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to give someone the information that is needed to understand something

:

to create an idea or understanding of something or someone through words, facts, etc.

:

to have a thought, understanding, or idea about (something or someone)

:

imagine

:

to show or represent (someone or something) in a painting, drawing, or photograph

— usually used as (be) pictured

:

to describe (something or someone) in a particular way

— + as

— usually used as (be) pictured