picture

nouns

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"
icon, ikon, image, picture
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pictural
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depict
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"
painting, picture
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pictural
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depict
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"
impression, mental picture, picture
a situation treated as an observable object
"the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
picture, scene
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
"the dictionary had many pictures"
pictorial matter, picture
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pictural
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depict
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
"they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
the visible part of a television transmission
"they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
picture, video
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"
characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting
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depict
a typical example of some state or quality
"the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
picture
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a representational or typifying form or model
exemplification, typification
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture

verbs

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"
envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize
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picturing
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"
depict, picture, render, show
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picturing