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picture

picture

1.0
An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/
translation icon : imagen
  • This is a beautiful picture of a sunset at the beach.
  • take pictures
  • picture books
  • use pictures

So that's an argument for taking more pictures, right?

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Examples

  • And I stared at that picture day and night.

  • This is a picture of my shop.

  • This one looks the most like the picture to me so far.

  • What do you want to take a picture of that for?

  • In a field of two, patients must identify a picture that goes with the target picture.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And I just love this, this picture, this is Los Angeles.

  • So he had this picture turned into a puzzle.

  • This is the most famous picture in all the textbooks.

  • The most obvious visual element is a picture label on every book in the library.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So that's an argument for taking more pictures, right?

Synonyms

photo
vspicture
1.0

A picture made with a camera, printed or digital

is a wider everyday term that also covers drawings and paintings
image
vspicture
1.0

A picture showing a person or thing

is the everyday broad term covering many kinds of seen representations
photograph
vspicture
860 1.4

A picture taken with a camera of a person, place, or thing

is the general label that covers camera created and other kinds of art
graphic
vspicture
161 3.4

A picture made by a computer for digital media

is the general term that also includes noncomputer made items
pic
vspicture
  • Texting
90 6.8

A photo made with a camera or phone

is the neutral general word, not informal or slangy
visual
vspicture
76 3.5

A picture or graphic that explains something

is broader and names any seen representation, not only explanatory ones
depiction
vspicture
30 4.0

A picture or other image that shows what something looked like

is the simple term for that visible result rather than the action
likeness
vspicture
27 4.1

A picture or statue made to show how a person looked

is more general and applies beyond portraits or faithful views
visual image
vspicture
4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

is the physical seen item rather than an image held only in the mind
1 4.3

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

is the common word for such visual depictions in everyday use

Idioms

A view of the whole situation and its most important facts rather than small details

To describe someone or something in detail so the reader can imagine them

Not involved in or told about a situation

1 6.4

To say a situation is better than it really is

Compounds

106 3.4

A view of the whole situation that shows the most important parts

A story that uses moving images and sound, like a movie

The act of using a camera to make photos for fun or as a hobby

picture book
  • Baby Talk
16 1.0

A book for children that tells a story mostly with pictures

Very attractive and perfect to look at, like a photograph

A photo taken at a wedding showing the bride and groom and guests

picture show
  • Archaic
10 2.5

A film shown in a cinema for people to watch

A large fixed window made of one big piece of glass that gives a clear view outside

A clear image you form in your mind

A movie shown on a screen that tells a story

A wooden or metal border that holds and protects a picture

A small card with a photo of a place that you send to someone

An American group that gives the Oscars every year for work in movies

A situation with good and bad parts that makes the result unclear

word picture
  • Literature
2 4.2

A clear description that makes you imagine a scene

A camera that takes many pictures quickly to make a movie when played

picture tube
  • Archaic
1 5.8

A long glass tube inside old televisions that makes the picture on the screen

talking picture
  • Archaic
1 7.2

A film with recorded voices and music

A movie made without recorded sound that often has live music

A long roll of plastic with many pictures that goes in a movie camera

picture plane
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A flat imagined surface in a picture that seems closest to the viewer

X-ray picture
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A picture made with X rays that shows the inside of the body

1 5.5

A show that tells a story with moving images and sound like a movie

1 2.6

A playing card with a picture of a person, like a jack, queen or king

A digital screen that shows photos as a slideshow

picture palace
  • Archaic
1 8.9

An old-fashioned cinema where films are shown to the public

A clear image in your mind of a past event

A person who likes watching movies and often goes to the cinema

5.0

Taking moving pictures with a camera to make films

A public show where moving pictures and sound tell a story, like a film at a cinema

A picture of a face made from what witnesses say to help police identify a suspect

picture element
  • Specialized
5.3

The smallest colored dot that makes a digital image on a screen

picture element
  • Texting
4.5

A web page element that lets browsers pick the best image file

A narrow rail fixed high on a wall for hanging paintings

picture writing
  • Specialized
7.0

A way that uses pictures to show words, ideas, or sounds

A room or building where paintings and other art are shown to the public

picture gallery
  • Texting
3.2

A collection of photos shown online for people to view

A large, fancy women's hat with a wide brim and decorations

A perfect moment that looks like a photo

stereoscopic picture
  • Specialized
7.6

Two photos you view together to make a three-dimensional picture

How Detailed

photograph
860 1.4
picture
1.0
drawing
184 1.0
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

picture singular
pictures plural

Etymology

Picture comes from the Latin word pictura, from pingere which means 'to paint', and it is like the English word paint. So a picture is something made to show an image, such as a drawing, photo, or painting.