picture
picture Lexical Profile
picture Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A visual representation of a person, object, or scene produced on a surface, such as a painting, drawing, or photograph.
"She hung a beautiful picture of the ocean above her fireplace."
A mental image, impression, or a vivid description of something.
"The author paints a bleak picture of life during the Industrial Revolution."
A movie or motion picture.
"The film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture."
• verb
To form a mental image of someone or something; to imagine.
"I can still picture the house where I grew up."
To represent in a photograph, drawing, or painting.
"The brochure pictured a luxurious resort with a pristine white beach."
• Rhymes for picture
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'picture', borrowed from Latin 'pictura' (the art of painting, a painting), from 'pictus', the past participle of 'pingere' (to paint).
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