Images - English meaning

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective

Damaged or broken.

Usage examples:

The vacuum cleaner's bust

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

Excessive pride in oneself.

Usage examples:

He was puffed up with conceit

noun

The habit or attitude of thinking yourself better than others, even when there is no reason to think so

Usage examples:

He’s a great musician, and not conceited at all.

noun

The state of being too proud of yourself and your actions

Usage examples:

The conceit of that man is incredible!

noun

The action of depicting something, especially in a work of art.

Usage examples:

The painting's horrific depiction of war

noun

The way that something is represented or shown

Usage examples:

The painter's depictions of the horror of war won her a worldwide reputation., i disapprove of the …

noun

The way that something is represented or shown, or something that represents or shows something

Usage examples:

Depiction of the painter's depictions of the horror of war won her a worldwide reputation., i disap…

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 picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.

Usage examples:

A series of charcoal drawings on white paper

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

noun

The art or process of making pictures with a pencil, pen, etc., or a picture made in this way

Usage examples:

[ c ] a beautiful drawing of flowers, [ u ] i plan to take a course in drawing next semester.

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 model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place

Usage examples:

Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.

noun

The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.

Usage examples:

The house has a half-timbered facade

noun

The front of a building

Usage examples:

The façade is made of limestone., behind her façade of gentleness was a tough competitor.

noun

The front of a building, especially a large or attractive building

Usage examples:

The gallery's elegant 18th-century façade

noun

The front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.

Usage examples:

She was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely

verb

Short for typeface.

noun

The front of the head including the eyes, nose, and mouth

Usage examples:

Cal hid his face in his hands., we climbed the north face of mount washington., they are faced with…

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…

idiom

An expression that uses words to mean something different than what they usually mean

Usage examples:

You usually use the figure of speech "break a leg" to wish actors good luck.

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

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.

Usage examples:

He visited in the guise of an inspector

noun

The appearance of someone or something, esp. when intended to deceive

Usage examples:

The men who arrived in the guise of criminals were actually undercover police officers.

noun

The appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive

Usage examples:

In the guise of the men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were actually undercover police of…

noun

The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

Usage examples:

He knows the identity of the bombers

The characteristics by which a thing or person is known

noun

Who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others

Usage examples:

[ u ] as a journalist she refuses to reveal the identity of her source.

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

The fact of being similar in appearance

Usage examples:

There's a definite family likeness around the eyes.

noun

A covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or frighten others.

Usage examples:

Even the tots wore their costumes and enjoyed the fun, peering through their grotesque masks, and f…

verb

A covering made of fibre or gauze and fitting over the nose and mouth to protect against air pollutants, or made of sterile gauze and worn to prevent infection of the wearer or (in surgery) of the patient.

noun

A covering for all or part of the face, worn for protection or to hide the face

Usage examples:

A gas mask, an exhibit of african masks, the children all wore halloween masks that were supposed t…

noun

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Usage examples:

When we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor

noun

An expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics

Usage examples:

[ c ] "a heart of stone" is a metaphor., metaphorical expressions

noun

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the turf for horse racing.

Usage examples:

Another characteristic of the semantics of slang is the tendency to name things indirectly and figu…

noun

The act of referring to something using a word that describes one of its qualities or features

noun

The action or skill of using paint, either in a picture or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Pastels require a different approach to painting

verb

Cover the surface of (something) with paint.

Usage examples:

The ceiling was painted dark grey

noun

A picture made using paint

Usage examples:

The walls are covered in oil paintings., an exhibition of 19th-century french painting

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

Usage examples:

Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something).

Usage examples:

The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

noun

The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others.

Usage examples:

Her public persona

noun

The particular type of character that a person seems to have, which is often different from the real or private character that person has

Usage examples:

The senator’s public persona

noun

A painting or drawing.

Usage examples:

Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

Usage examples:

He is pictured with party guests

noun

A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

Usage examples:

He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

noun

A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

Usage examples:

A portrait of george iii

adjective

Of or in a format of printed matter or screen display that is higher than it is wide.

Usage examples:

To take photos in a portrait or landscape mode, just swivel the phone

noun

A painting, photograph, or drawing of a person

Usage examples:

The book paints a grim portrait of wartime suffering.

noun

A depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature; a picture.

Usage examples:

A realistic portrayal of war

noun

The way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work

Usage examples:

His latest movie is a grim portrayal of wartime suffering., she won a best actress award for her po…

noun

An outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side.

Usage examples:

The man turned and she caught his profile

verb

Describe (a person or organization) in a short article.

Usage examples:

He was to profile a backbench mp

noun

The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

Usage examples:

You may qualify for free legal representation

noun

People who will speak and act for you in an official situation, or the fact of someone speaking and acting for you

Usage examples:

More american workers are demanding union representation., these employees need legal representatio…

noun

The state of resembling or being alike.

Usage examples:

They bear some resemblance to italian figurines

noun

The fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way

Usage examples:

There was a clear family resemblance between all the brothers., these prices bear no resemblance to…

noun

An actor's part in a play, film, etc.

Usage examples:

Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn paris

noun

The art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

Usage examples:

The boundary between painting and sculpture is displaced

verb

The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

Usage examples:

The boundary between painting and sculpture is displaced

noun

The art of creating objects out of material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or a work of art of this type

Usage examples:

[ c ] in the ruins they found ancient stone sculptures., picasso sculpted the "venus of lapigue.", …

noun

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

noun

A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture.

Usage examples:

A charcoal sketch

verb

Make a rough drawing of.

Usage examples:

As they talked, modigliani began to sketch her

noun

A simple, quickly made drawing

Usage examples:

A pen and ink sketch, she helped write a sketch for a comedy show., a biographical sketch, [ i ] i …

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 small statue or figurine, especially one that is smaller than life-size.

Usage examples:

These call attention to tie fact that frey's large sculptures often look like ordinary, blocky stat…

noun

A very small statue

noun

A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

Usage examples:

Both clothes and illness became tropes for new attitudes toward the self

noun

A way of saying something

Usage examples:

"significant other" meaning "partner" - now that's an interesting turn of phrase., she has a nice t…