picture

n.

1. A scene before the eye or the imagination

   spectacle, panorama, pageant; see view 1.

2. A human likeness

   portrait, representation, photo, photograph, snapshot, cartoon, image, effigy, icon, statue, statuette, figure, figurine, close-up.

3. A pictorial representation

   illustration, engraving, etching, woodcut, cut, outline, cartoon, hologram, draft, crayon sketch, pastel, water color, aquarelle, poster, graph, oil, mezzotint, chart, map, plot, trademark, mosaic, blueprint, tapestry, showcard, advertisement, aquatint, aquatone, facsimile, animation, tracing, photograph, lithograph, zinc etching, photoengraving, collotype, halftone, rotogravure, print, ad*, pix*, still*, commercial*; see also design 1, drawing 2, painting 1.

   Types of pictures, as works of art, include: landscape, seascape, cityscape, farmscape, snowscape, skyscape, genre painting, chiaroscuro, historical work, religious work, madonna, ascension, annunciation, Last Judgment, crucifixion; birth of Christ, battle scene, triumphal entry, detail, veronica, vernicle, icon, illumination, cameo, miniature, portrait, silhouette, self-portrait, illustration, danse macabre (French), nude, fresco, mural, collage, pin-up, figure, still life, center spread, animal picture, hunting print, fashion plate, diorama, panorama, photomural, photomontage, papier collé (French).

4. A motion picture

   cinema, film, cartoon; see movie.

5. A description

   depiction, delineation, portrayal; see description 1.

6. *Adequate comprehension; usually with the

   idea, understanding, survey; see knowledge 1.

in the picture*

out of the picture*

picture

v.

1. To depict

   sketch, delineate, portray; see draw 2.

2. To imagine

   portray, create, conceive; see imagine 1.