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  • 61show — [[t]ʃoʊ[/t]] v. showed, shown showed, show•ing, 1) to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display 2) sbz to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie[/ex] 3) to indicate; point out: to show the way[/ex] 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 62Show Boat (1929 film) — Infobox Film name = Show Boat image size = caption = director = Harry A. Pollard producer = Carl Laemmle writer = Edna Ferber (novel) Charles Kenyon (continuity) narrator = starring = Laura La Plante Joseph Schildkraut Emily Fitzroy Otis Harlan… …

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  • 63picture — pic|ture1 W1S1 [ˈpıktʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(painting/drawing)¦ 2¦(photograph)¦ 3¦(television)¦ 4¦(description/idea)¦ 5¦(situation)¦ 6¦(mental image)¦ 7 put/keep somebody in the picture 8 get the picture 9 out of the picture …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 64picture — pic|ture1 [ pıktʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count a drawing, painting, or photograph: I noticed a picture on the dining room wall. a children s book with bright colorful pictures picture of: She showed me a picture of the house where she was born. a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 65picture — [[t]pɪ̱ktʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ pictures, picturing, pictured 1) N COUNT A picture consists of lines and shapes which are drawn, painted, or printed on a surface and show a person, thing, or scene. A picture of Rory O Moore hangs in the dining room at… …

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  • 66picture — 1 noun 1 IMAGE (C) a painting, drawing, or photograph: A picture of a waterfall hung on the wall. | Get the children to draw a picture of their dream house. | Gary got his picture in the papers. 2 SITUATION (singular) the general situation in a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67picture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. image, likeness, counterpart; portrayal, representation, view, scene, tableau, setting; drawing, painting, photograph, sketch, etching, engraving, canvas. See appearance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …

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  • 68picture*/*/*/ — [ˈpɪktʃə] noun I 1) [C] a drawing, painting, or photograph I ll stand over here, and you can take the picture (= make a photograph with a camera).[/ex] a picture of the house where I was born[/ex] She asked children to draw pictures of their… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 69Picture frame — A picture frame is a container added to a picture in order to enhance it, make it easier to display or, in some cases, to protect it.ConstructionPicture frames are usually made of soft or hard wood, although other materials are also used,… …

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  • 70show — v. & n. v. (past part. shown or showed) 1 intr. & tr. be, or allow or cause to be, visible; manifest; appear (the buds are beginning to show; white shows the dirt). 2 tr. (often foll. by to) offer, exhibit, or produce (a thing) for scrutiny etc.… …

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