The meaning of Picture

noun

The quality of dealing with ideas rather than events.

Usage examples:

Topics will vary in degrees of abstraction

noun

An idea that develops by looking at or thinking about a number of different things

noun

A very typical example of a certain person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman

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The original model or a perfect example of something

noun

Illustrations, photographs, or other non-textual material prepared for inclusion in a publication.

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The technology can produce finished artwork for anything from press ads to corporate brochures

noun

A strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting.

Usage examples:

The painting is oil on canvas

verb

Cover with canvas.

Usage examples:

The door had been canvassed over

noun

A simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.

Usage examples:

The minister faced a welter of hostile headlines and mocking cartoons

verb

Make a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way.

Usage examples:

She has a face with enough character to be cartooned

noun

An abstract idea.

Usage examples:

Structuralism is a difficult concept

noun

A principle or idea

Usage examples:

He introduced the concept of selling books via the internet.

noun

An idea for a new product or a way to sell a product

Usage examples:

The finished product was very different from the original concept., this course will acquaint you w…

noun

The action of describing or portraying something precisely.

Usage examples:

The artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery

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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 …

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

An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

Usage examples:

The draw has been made for this year's tournament

verb

Cause to move by pulling

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 tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

Usage examples:

She seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality

noun

Someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly

Usage examples:

He was the embodiment of the english gentleman., she was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment …

noun

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

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She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

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The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

Usage examples:

He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

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The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

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Conflict is the essence of drama

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The basic meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

noun

A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

Usage examples:

The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

noun

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

Usage examples:

He had already shot a whole roll of film

verb

Capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a film of (a story, event, or book).

Usage examples:

She glowered at the television crew who were filming them

verb

To make pictures of something in making a movie, or to make a movie

Usage examples:

[ t ] her last movie was filmed in spain., a roll of film, i didn’t get my film developed yet., a f…

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.

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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 thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.

Usage examples:

The idea of linking pay to performance has caught on

noun

A picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.

Usage examples:

An illustration of a yacht

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

An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence.

Usage examples:

His first impressions of manchester were very positive

noun

An idea or opinion of what someone or something is like

Usage examples:

It makes a bad impression if you’re late for an interview., [ + that clause ] i get the impression …

noun

A single time that an internet advertisement is seen by a user

Usage examples:

They market a company's product for a fixed rate per 1,000 impressions., this is the second impress…

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 three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

A conception of or belief about something.

Usage examples:

Children have different notions about the roles of their parents

noun

A belief or idea

Usage examples:

Nast helped form the american notion of santa claus.

noun

A coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating.

Usage examples:

A tin of paint

verb

Cover the surface of (something) with paint.

Usage examples:

The ceiling was painted dark grey

noun

A colored liquid that is put on a surface to protect or decorate it

Usage examples:

[ c ] acrylic/oil paints, [ u ] we need some white paint for the kitchen., [ i ] she always loved t…

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

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Usage examples:

The book provides a sustained account of how literary personification works

noun

The description of an object or an idea as if it had human characteristics

Usage examples:

They paid tribute to the artist as "the personification of excellence."

noun

A picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused on to light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.

Usage examples:

A photograph of her father

verb

Take a photograph of.

Usage examples:

She has photographed all of the major ballet companies worldwide

verb

A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print

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…

verb

Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.

Usage examples:

A thousand copies of the book were printed

noun

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.

Usage examples:

She forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print

verb

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

noun

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

He was the quintessence of political professionalism

noun

The most typical example

Usage examples:

An american football game is the quintessence of machismo.

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

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…

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

Usage examples:

He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

noun

A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

Usage examples:

He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

exclamation

Variant spelling of chute1.

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 …

verb

Break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

Usage examples:

Guitar strings kept snapping

noun

A sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement.

Usage examples:

She closed her purse with a snap

adjective

Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice.

Usage examples:

A snap decision

noun

The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

Usage examples:

It ignores all the empirical evidence for animal awareness while resting on an assumption for which…

noun

The part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after the body has died, or the part of a person or thing that expresses the basic qualities that make it what it is

Usage examples:

May her soul rest in peace., he is the soul of honor, and would never intentionally try to deceive …

noun

The spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions

Usage examples:

She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

noun

A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

Usage examples:

Darwin's theory of evolution

noun

The ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.

Usage examples:

The end of the tunnel came into view

verb

Look at or inspect.

Usage examples:

The public can view the famous hall with its unique staircase

noun

What you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place

Usage examples:

[ u ] she turned a corner and disappeared from view., [ c ] our room had spectacular views of the m…

noun

The faculty or state of being able to see.

Usage examples:

She had defective vision

verb

Imagine.

Usage examples:

We visioned a small lawn surrounded with a perfect tangle of trees

noun

The ability to see

Usage examples:

Good/impaired/blurred vision, we lack a vision of what love really is., the theater’s director is a…

noun

The representation of an object, situation, or set of information as a chart or other image.

Usage examples:

Video systems allow visualization of the entire gastrointestinal tract

noun

The act of visualizing something or someone (= forming a picture of it in your mind)

Usage examples:

She spent 25 years developing self-help techniques which involve meditation and visualization., an …