picture (noun)
1picture — ► NOUN 1) a painting, drawing, or photograph. 2) an image on a television screen. 3) a cinema film. 4) (the pictures) the cinema. 5) an impression formed from an account or description. 6) informal a state of being fully informed: in the picture …
2picture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 painting/drawing/photograph ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, lovely, pretty, striking, stunning, wonderful ▪ blurred, blurry …
3picture rail — noun rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures • Hypernyms: ↑rail * * * noun : picture molding * * * picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • …
4picture show — 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 the film was shot on location • Syn: ↑movie, ↑film, ↑picture, ↑moving picture …
5picture postcard — noun a postcard with a picture on one side • Hypernyms: ↑postcard, ↑post card, ↑postal card, ↑mailing card * * * noun, pl ⋯ cards [count] old fashioned : a postcard with a photograph or picture on one side * * * ˌpicture ˈpostcard [picture… …
6picture house — noun or picture palace chiefly Britain : a motion picture theater * * * picture house or picture palace noun A building for cinema shows • • • Main Entry: ↑picture …
7picture book — noun a book consisting chiefly of pictures (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑book, ↑volume • Hyponyms: ↑coloring book * * * noun, pl ⋯ books [count] : a book that has many pictures and is usually for children * * * ˈpicture book [ …
8picture window — noun a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view) • Hypernyms: ↑window * * * noun, pl ⋯ dows [count] : a large window that is made from a single piece of glass * * * ˈpicture window [picture window picture windows] …
9picture frame — noun a framework in which a picture is mounted (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑framework • Part Meronyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding, ↑border * * * picture frame noun A frame for surrounding a picture …
10picture — noun 1》 a painting, drawing, or photograph. ↘a portrait. ↘an image on a television screen. 2》 an impression formed from an account or description: a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged. ↘(often in phr. in (or out of) the… …
