picture

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noun

pic·ture ˈpik-chər How to pronounce picture (audio)

: a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)

: a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something

the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening

: a mental image

: image, copy

he was the picture of his father

she was the very picture of health

: a transitory visible image or reproduction

: motion picture

pictures plural : movies

: tableau sense 2

: situation

took a hard look at his financial picture

picture

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verb

pictured; picturing ˈpik-chə-riŋ How to pronounce picture (audio)

ˈpik-shriŋ

transitive verb

: to form a mental image of : imagine

: to describe graphically in words

: to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict

also : illustrate

Example Sentences

Noun I hung the picture on the wall. The book has a lot of pictures. Draw a picture of your house. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company. The overall economic picture is improving. Verb I can still picture the house I grew up in. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car. Can you picture him as a teacher? See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Buy an inexpensive picture frame and matching mat from your local crafts store.

Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 But Phoenix attorney Andrea Driggs this week described a starkly contrasting picture to a federal jury.

Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The pics in Hailey's post include a picture of the Biebers kissing at their South Carolina ceremony, along with some snaps of the couple over the past four years.

Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Originally from Whittier, Muro is observant, detail oriented and granular, and Flanagan, who grew up in La Mirada, is a more gregarious, big-picture thinker.

Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Earnings—mostly wages and salaries—showed a mixed picture.

Paul Overberg, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The disappointing inflation numbers also complicate President Biden’s bid to paint a rosy economic picture ahead of midterm elections in November when Democrats must defend slim majorities in the House and Senate.

Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The national House picture:Will Republicans flip the House in midterm elections?

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The producer required a nice, quick 90-minute picture instead.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022

Verb

Shasta daisies are often what people often picture as a daisy with pure white petals around a yellow center.

Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022 If so, there may be a new way to picture what happens to information about objects that fall into black holes — a long-standing mystery known as the black hole information paradox.

Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 But with an ice body as large as Greenland — picture the entire state of Alaska covered with ice that is one to two miles thick — adjustment takes a long time.

Chris Mooney, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 When deciding how to spend the next few months, try to picture yourself returning to the first week of the academic year.

Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 17 June 2022 To picture articular cartilage, envision the tough, white coating on the end of a chicken bone.

Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 Use your imagination from early on in the process and really picture yourself using the kitchen.

Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Experience has taught me to go big, given portion sizes (picture large appetizers), the appeal of so many dishes and the fact that a choice of vegetable and bread are included in the format.

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 One way to see how is to picture a knot traced on a surface.

Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

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noun

pic·ture ˈpik-chər How to pronounce picture (audio)

: an image of something or someone formed on a surface (as by drawing, painting, printing, or photography)

: an idea of what someone or something might look like or be like

The book gives a picture of frontier life.

: a perfect example of something

She is the picture of health.

: movie sense 1

: an image on the screen of a television set

picture

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verb

pictured; picturing

: to show or represent in a drawing, painting, or photograph

The artist pictured her leaning on a fence.

: to form an idea or mental image of : imagine

I can't picture myself skiing.

: to describe in a particular way The story pictured him as a gentle person.

picture 1 of 2

noun

as in image

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing using only watercolors, she produced a strikingly lifelike picture of her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

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image
portrait
illustration
depiction
photograph
likeness
representation
drawing
view
collage
watercolor
icon
sketch
ikon
resemblance
silhouette
diagram
montage
caricature
cartoon
etching
doodle
finger painting
delineation
daub
pictograph
hieroglyph
hieroglyphic
ideograph
ideogram

as in movie

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track the actor's latest picture is another thriller

Synonyms & Similar Words

movie
documentary
film
motion picture
moving picture
feature
flick
short
animated cartoon
short subject
cartoon
flicker
silent
featurette
talkie
B picture
docudrama
cofeature
B movie

as in portrait

a vivid representation in words of someone or something the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country

Synonyms & Similar Words

portrait
description
depiction
portrayal
sketch
definition
tale
rendering
vignette
illustration
account
story
report
narrative
explanation
anecdote
portraiture
delineation
chronicle
demonstration
yarn
clarification
exposition
exemplification
explication
elucidation

as in situation

position with regard to conditions and circumstances when personal opinion becomes part of the picture, the journalist isn't just reporting the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

situation
story
deal
scene
status
posture
standing
ball game
state
rank
footing
spot
place
score
status quo

as in replica

something or someone that strongly resembles another the young teen is the very picture of her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

image
portrait
replica
twin
clone
duplicate
likeness
double
counterpart
mirror image
facsimile
equivalent
duplication
carbon copy
alter ego
portrayal
fetch
carbon
match
spit
spitting image
ringer
doppelganger
look-alike
doppelgänger
effigy
companion
equal
analogue
Chinese copy
parallel
mate
fellow
analog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

opposite
reverse
antithesis
converse

as in thought

something imagined or pictured in the mind I think I get the picture: you want me to leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

thought
idea
impression
concept
image
conception
notion
abstraction
perception
observation
cogitation
reflection
mind's eye
intellection
theory
premonition
hunch
guess
illusion
assumption
belief
presentiment
chimera
preconception
hallucination
cognition
prejudice
delusion
hypothesis
surmise
apprehension
fantasm
conviction
phantasm
whim
conjecture
speculation
vagary
brain wave
prepossession
conceit
conclusion
caprice
fancy
inspiration
kink
freak
brainstorm
supposition
brainchild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fact
reality
actuality

as in filmmaking

pictures plural the art or business of making a movie hoping for a career in pictures

Synonyms & Similar Words

filmmaking
film
movie
big screen
silver screen
filmland
screen
moviemaking
Hollywood
filmdom
cinema
Bollywood
showbiz
show business

picture

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verb

as in to depict

to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

Synonyms & Similar Words

depict
image
portray
represent
document
describe
sketch
outline
diagram
show
silhouette
render
illustrate
caricature
delineate

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

imagine
see
envision
dream
image
vision
visualize
feature
fantasy
fancy
envisage
conceive
conceit
fantasize
plan
contemplate
daydream
conjure (up)
ideate
reflect
project
muse
relive
ponder
hallucinate
reminisce
re-create
ruminate
foresee
manufacture
meditate
make up
stargaze
invent
concoct
prefigure
fabricate

as in to describe

to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

Synonyms & Similar Words

describe
portray
depict
paint
image
sketch
set out
render
illustrate
outline
report
characterize
draw
display
recount
summarize
delineate
represent
limn
show
define
label
tell
exhibit
vignette
hint
relate
silhouette
narrate
trace
suggest
demonstrate
qualify
recite
draft
sum up
touch off
rehearse
redescribe
reimage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

color
distort
misrepresent
falsify
twist
pervert
warp
misstate
misdescribe
garble

as in to sketch

to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

Synonyms & Similar Words

sketch
draw
cartoon
outline
profile
caricature
pencil
ink
crayon
scribble
scrawl

单词	picture
释义	picture 1 of 2 noun pic·ture ˈpik-chər 1 : a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography) 2 a : a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening b : a mental image 3 : image, copy he was the picture of his father she was the very picture of health 4 a : a transitory visible image or reproduction b : motion picture c pictures plural : movies 5 : tableau sense 2 6 : situation took a hard look at his financial picture picture 2 of 2 verb pictured; picturing ˈpik-chə-riŋ ˈpik-shriŋ transitive verb 1 : to form a mental image of : imagine 2 : to describe graphically in words 3 : to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict also : illustrate Synonyms Noun icon ikon illustration image likeness Verb depict image portray represent See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun I hung the picture on the wall. The book has a lot of pictures. Draw a picture of your house. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company. The overall economic picture is improving. Verb I can still picture the house I grew up in. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car. Can you picture him as a teacher? See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Buy an inexpensive picture frame and matching mat from your local crafts store. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 But Phoenix attorney Andrea Driggs this week described a starkly contrasting picture to a federal jury. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The pics in Hailey's post include a picture of the Biebers kissing at their South Carolina ceremony, along with some snaps of the couple over the past four years. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Originally from Whittier, Muro is observant, detail oriented and granular, and Flanagan, who grew up in La Mirada, is a more gregarious, big-picture thinker. Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Earnings—mostly wages and salaries—showed a mixed picture. Paul Overberg, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The disappointing inflation numbers also complicate President Biden’s bid to paint a rosy economic picture ahead of midterm elections in November when Democrats must defend slim majorities in the House and Senate. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The national House picture:Will Republicans flip the House in midterm elections? David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The producer required a nice, quick 90-minute picture instead. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Verb Shasta daisies are often what people often picture as a daisy with pure white petals around a yellow center. Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022 If so, there may be a new way to picture what happens to information about objects that fall into black holes — a long-standing mystery known as the black hole information paradox. Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 But with an ice body as large as Greenland — picture the entire state of Alaska covered with ice that is one to two miles thick — adjustment takes a long time. Chris Mooney, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 When deciding how to spend the next few months, try to picture yourself returning to the first week of the academic year. Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 17 June 2022 To picture articular cartilage, envision the tough, white coating on the end of a chicken bone. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 Use your imagination from early on in the process and really picture yourself using the kitchen. Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Experience has taught me to go big, given portion sizes (picture large appetizers), the appeal of so many dishes and the fact that a choice of vegetable and bread are included in the format. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 One way to see how is to picture a knot traced on a surface. Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint — more at paint First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Phrases Containing picture (as) pretty as a picture a picture is worth a thousand words enter the picture enter the picture/scene get the picture get the picture/idea keep someone in the picture picture book paint/draw a picture of picture puzzle picture card picture frame picture writing picture tube picture window picture-perfect picture-postcard the picture of health put someone in the picture paint a rosy picture B picture big picture in the picture picture hat the picture of motion picture moving picture out of the picture See More (as) pretty as a picture a picture is worth a thousand words enter the picture enter the picture/scene get the picture get the picture/idea keep someone in the picture picture book paint/draw a picture of picture puzzle picture card picture frame picture writing picture tube picture window picture-perfect picture-postcard the picture of health put someone in the picture paint a rosy picture B picture big picture in the picture picture hat the picture of motion picture moving picture out of the picture See More Kids Definition picture 1 of 2 noun pic·ture ˈpik-chər 1 : an image of something or someone formed on a surface (as by drawing, painting, printing, or photography) 2 : an idea of what someone or something might look like or be like The book gives a picture of frontier life. 3 : a perfect example of something She is the picture of health. 4 : movie sense 1 5 : an image on the screen of a television set picture 2 of 2 verb pictured; picturing 1 : to show or represent in a drawing, painting, or photograph The artist pictured her leaning on a fence. 2 : to form an idea or mental image of : imagine I can't picture myself skiing. 3 : to describe in a particular way The story pictured him as a gentle person. picture 1 of 2 noun 1 as in image a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing using only watercolors, she produced a strikingly lifelike picture of her mother Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance image portrait illustration depiction photograph likeness representation drawing view collage watercolor icon sketch ikon resemblance silhouette diagram montage caricature cartoon etching doodle finger painting delineation daub pictograph hieroglyph hieroglyphic ideograph ideogram 2 as in movie a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track the actor's latest picture is another thriller Synonyms & Similar Words movie documentary film motion picture moving picture feature flick short animated cartoon short subject cartoon flicker silent featurette talkie B picture docudrama cofeature B movie 3 as in portrait a vivid representation in words of someone or something the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country Synonyms & Similar Words portrait description depiction portrayal sketch definition tale rendering vignette illustration account story report narrative explanation anecdote portraiture delineation chronicle demonstration yarn clarification exposition exemplification explication elucidation 4 as in situation position with regard to conditions and circumstances when personal opinion becomes part of the picture, the journalist isn't just reporting the news Synonyms & Similar Words situation story deal scene status posture standing ball game state rank footing spot place score status quo 5 as in replica something or someone that strongly resembles another the young teen is the very picture of her mother Synonyms & Similar Words image portrait replica twin clone duplicate likeness double counterpart mirror image facsimile equivalent duplication carbon copy alter ego portrayal fetch carbon match spit spitting image ringer doppelganger look-alike doppelgänger effigy companion equal analogue Chinese copy parallel mate fellow analog Antonyms & Near Antonyms opposite reverse antithesis converse 6 as in thought something imagined or pictured in the mind I think I get the picture: you want me to leave Synonyms & Similar Words thought idea impression concept image conception notion abstraction perception observation cogitation reflection mind's eye intellection theory premonition hunch guess illusion assumption belief presentiment chimera preconception hallucination cognition prejudice delusion hypothesis surmise apprehension fantasm conviction phantasm whim conjecture speculation vagary brain wave prepossession conceit conclusion caprice fancy inspiration kink freak brainstorm supposition brainchild Antonyms & Near Antonyms fact reality actuality 7 as in filmmaking pictures plural the art or business of making a movie hoping for a career in pictures Synonyms & Similar Words filmmaking film movie big screen silver screen filmland screen moviemaking Hollywood filmdom cinema Bollywood showbiz show business picture 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to depict to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence Synonyms & Similar Words depict image portray represent document describe sketch outline diagram show silhouette render illustrate caricature delineate 2 as in to imagine to form a mental picture of could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs Synonyms & Similar Words imagine see envision dream image vision visualize feature fantasy fancy envisage conceive conceit fantasize plan contemplate daydream conjure (up) ideate reflect project muse relive ponder hallucinate reminisce re-create ruminate foresee manufacture meditate make up stargaze invent concoct prefigure fabricate 3 as in to describe to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language Synonyms & Similar Words describe portray depict paint image sketch set out render illustrate outline report characterize draw display recount summarize delineate represent limn show define label tell exhibit vignette hint relate silhouette narrate trace suggest demonstrate qualify recite draft sum up touch off rehearse redescribe reimage Antonyms & Near Antonyms color distort misrepresent falsify twist pervert warp misstate misdescribe garble See More 4 as in to sketch to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils Synonyms & Similar Words sketch draw cartoon outline profile caricature pencil ink crayon scribble scrawl Phrases Containing picture motion picture moving picture motion picture moving picture
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