Idol - English meaning

noun

The action of carving.

Usage examples:

After 1922 he concentrated solely on sculpture, becoming influential in disseminating the modern te…

verb

Cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.

Usage examples:

The wood was carved with runes

noun

A decorative object made from esp. wood or stone, or the art of making patterns in or objects from these materials

noun

A small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child's toy.

Usage examples:

As well, both the dolls and the human models are masked.

verb

Dress someone smartly and attractively.

Usage examples:

I got all dolled up for a party

verb

Place a barrier in front of (a jump or other part of the course that is to be omitted from a race).

Usage examples:

Staff incorrectly dolled off a fence at the meeting

noun

A sculpture or model of a person.

Usage examples:

A tomb effigy of eleanor of aquitaine

noun

A model of a person

noun

A form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.

Usage examples:

A man with a fetish for surgical masks

noun

An activity or object that someone is interested in to an extreme degree and that the person gives an unreasonable amount of time or thought to

Usage examples:

He had a fetish about clothes.

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

A statuette, especially one of a human form.

Usage examples:

Her dresser has dragon statues and figurines scattered on the top of it.

noun

A small model of a human, usually made of clay or porcelain

noun

(in christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.

Usage examples:

What if the god at issue is the trinitarian god of christian worship and theology?

exclamation

Used for emphasis or to express emotions such as surprise, anger, or distress.

Usage examples:

God, what did i do to deserve this?

noun

A devotional painting of christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the byzantine and other eastern churches.

Usage examples:

The iconoclasts wanted to rid the church of images, icons, even paintings.

noun

A famous person or thing that represents something of importance

Usage examples:

The us capitol building is an american icon., click on the icon to open the program.

noun

A small picture or symbol on a computer screen that you click on to make the computer do something, for example open a file, start a program, or save a document

Usage examples:

When you've finished, click the menu icon and the exit button., the american company has become a g…

noun

A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Usage examples:

Her work juxtaposed images from serious and popular art

verb

Make a representation of the external form of.

Usage examples:

Artworks which imaged women's bodies

noun

An idea, esp. a mental picture, of what something or someone is like

Usage examples:

I had an image of texas in my head that was totally different from how it really is., he’s trying t…

noun

The fact or quality of being alike; resemblance.

Usage examples:

Her likeness to him was astonishing

noun

A similarity

Usage examples:

Sandy bears a much stronger likeness to her mother than to her father.

noun

A carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.

Usage examples:

The sculptor antonio canova used classical statues as the basis for his figures of modern men and w…

noun

A large art object, often representing a person or an animal, that is made from a hard material, esp. stone or metal

noun

A natural object or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by it as an emblem.

Usage examples:

The meat of one's clan totem was traditionally avoided; even today animals representing totems are …

noun

An object that is a symbol for a group of people

Usage examples:

They thought of him as a good-luck totem.