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picture [n]

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"

Synonyms :

icon ikon image

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representation envision depict bitmap chiaroscuro collage foil iconography inset likeness cyclorama exposure reflection cat_scan sonogram

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"

Synonyms :

painting

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graphic_art depict depict paint paint abstraction cityscape daub distemper finger-painting icon landscape illumination monochrome mural nude oil_painting pentimento portrait sand_painting seascape semi-abstraction still_life tanka trompe_l'oeil watercolor

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"

Synonyms :

impression mental_picture

See Also:

image envision

4)	a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"

Synonyms :

scene

See Also:

situation

5)	illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"

Synonyms :

pictorial_matter

See Also:

illustration depict

6)	a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

Synonyms :

film flick motion-picture_show motion_picture movie moving-picture_show moving_picture pic picture_show

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show film film episode credit caption credits scene feature final_cut home_movie collage_film coming_attraction shoot-'em-up short_subject docudrama cinema_verite peepshow rough_cut silent_movie slow_motion talkie 3-d dub synchronise tape reshoot

7)	the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"

Synonyms :

video

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visual_communication telecasting

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"

Synonyms :

characterisation characterization delineation depiction word-painting word_picture

See Also:

description characterise depict define delineate epithet portrait

9)	a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"

Synonyms :

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exemplification

picture [v]

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"

Synonyms :

envision fancy figure image project see visualise visualize

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conceive_of image effigy icon imagery impression envisioning figuration illusionist fancy fancy visual_image visualiser realise visualise

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"

Synonyms :

depict render show

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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