Picture — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing

"using only watercolors, she produced a strikingly lifelike picture of her mother"

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track

"the actor's latest picture is another thriller"

a vivid representation in words of someone or something

"the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country"

position with regard to conditions and circumstances

"when personal opinion becomes part of the picture, the journalist isn't just reporting the news"

something or someone that strongly resembles another

"the young teen is the very picture of her mother"

something imagined or pictured in the mind

"I think I get the picture: you want me to leave"

the art or business of making a movie

"hoping for a career in pictures"

to present a picture of

"the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence"

to form a mental picture of

"could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs"

to give a representation or account of in words

"pictured the sailing ship in vivid language"

to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface

"the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils"