Word

picture, n.
(pictures)
freq. cnt. 93

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 8

icon ikon image picture

sample sentences

"they showed us the pictures of their wedding"
"a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pictural picture depict

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

image

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

iconic

semantic pointers

hyponym

bitmap, electronic image chiaroscuro collage, montage foil, transparency graphic, computer graphic iconography inset likeness, semblance panorama, cyclorama, diorama reflection, reflexion scan, CAT scan sonogram, echogram

hypernym

representation

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 13

painting picture

sample sentences

"a small painting by Picasso"
"he bought the painting as an investment"
"his pictures hang in the Louvre"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pictural picture depict

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

paint paint

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

graphic art

a clear and telling mental image
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

impression mental picture picture

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

picture

semantic pointers

hypernym

image, mental image

a situation treated as an observable object
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7

picture scene

sample sentences

"the political picture is favorable"
"the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"

semantic pointers

hypernym

situation, state of affairs

the visible part of a television transmission
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

picture video

sample sentences

"they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"

semantic pointers

part holonym

television, telecasting, TV, video

hypernym

visual communication

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 76 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3

film flick motion picture motion-picture show movie moving picture moving-picture show pic picture picture show

sample sentences

"they went to a movie every Saturday night"
"the film was shot on location"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

film film

semantic pointers

hypernym

product, production show

part meronym

sequence, episode credit subtitle, caption credits scene, shot

hyponym

telefilm feature, feature film final cut home movie collage film coming attraction shoot-'em-up short subject documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment cinema verite film noir skin flick rough cut silent movie, silent picture, silents slow motion talking picture, talkie three-D, 3-D, 3D musical comedy, musical, musical theater

member of this domain (topic)

dub synchronize, synchronise take, shoot, film videotape, tape reshoot

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

pictorial matter picture

sample sentences

"the dictionary had many pictures"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pictural picture depict

semantic pointers

hypernym

illustration

a graphic or vivid verbal description
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

characterisation characterization delineation depiction picture word picture word-painting

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depict

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delineate delineate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depict

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

characterise

semantic pointers

hypernym

description, verbal description

hyponym

epithet portrait, portrayal, portraiture

a typical example of some state or quality
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

picture

sample sentences

"the very picture of a modern general"
"she was the picture of despair"

semantic pointers

hypernym

typification, exemplification

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 3

exposure photo photograph pic picture

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

photographic photography photography photograph photograph

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

representation