word picture

noun

a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid: She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.

Origin of word picture

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby word picture

word of honor, word of mouth, word order, word painting, word-perfect, word picture, wordplay, word processing, word processor, words, word salad

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Example sentences from the Web for word picture

Burke's word-picture of that evening's catastrophe had been a vivid one; and John Denby could not forget it.
The Road to Understanding|Eleanor H. Porter
It remains as old-fashioned to-day as ever, but does not very closely resemble the word-picture Dickens draws of it.
The Bath Road|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
He was a little taken aback for a moment by the eloquence and fidelity of his brother's word-picture, but stimulated to rivalry.
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant
The word-picture I managed to draw up for circulation had nothing distinctive about it.
Christopher Quarles|Percy James Brebner

But, Dodo, you are not painting the word-picture of the Chickadee.
Citizen Bird|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues

British Dictionary definitions for word picture

word picture

noun

a verbal description, esp a vivid one

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单词	word picture
释义	word picture noun a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid: She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset. Origin of word picture First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby word picture word of honor, word of mouth, word order, word painting, word-perfect, word picture, wordplay, word processing, word processor, words, word salad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for word picture Burke's word-picture of that evening's catastrophe had been a vivid one; and John Denby could not forget it. The Road to Understanding\|Eleanor H. Porter It remains as old-fashioned to-day as ever, but does not very closely resemble the word-picture Dickens draws of it. The Bath Road\|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper He was a little taken aback for a moment by the eloquence and fidelity of his brother's word-picture, but stimulated to rivalry. The Golden Butterfly\|Walter Besant The word-picture I managed to draw up for circulation had nothing distinctive about it. Christopher Quarles\|Percy James Brebner But, Dodo, you are not painting the word-picture of the Chickadee. Citizen Bird\|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues British Dictionary definitions for word picture word picture noun a verbal description, esp a vivid one Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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