picture

Sense 1 noun

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

they showed us the pictures of their wedding

Sense 2 verb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

I can't see him on horseback!

Sense 3 noun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

a small painting by Picasso

Sense 4 verb

show in, or as in, a picture

This scene depicts country life

Sense 5 noun

a clear and telling mental image

he described his mental picture of his assailant

Sense 6 noun

a situation treated as an observable object

the political picture is favorable

Sense 7 noun

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

the dictionary had many pictures

Sense 8 noun

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

they went to a movie every Saturday night

Sense 9 noun

the visible part of a television transmission

they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone

Sense 10 noun

a graphic or vivid verbal description

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures

Sense 11 noun

a typical example of some state or quality

the very picture of a modern general

Sense 12 noun

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material