pictures 1 of 2

noun

Definition of picturesnext
plural of picture
as in film
the art or business of making a movie hoping for a career in pictures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of picture
1
as in depicts
to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

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2
as in imagines
to form a mental picture of could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs

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3
as in describes
to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

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4
as in sketches
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictures
  1. film
  2. depicts
  3. imagines
  4. describes
  5. movie
  6. portrays
  7. filmmaking
  8. sees
Noun
  • Trump's Case On May 30, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the case, which involved a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jr on the original 1997 horror film set, the weather caused them to be stuck in a tunnel for almost an hour.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of film
Verb
  • The dynamic clip was directed by Jonah Haber and depicts Tinashe being detained in a cell, struggling to escape as onlookers watch her dance.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The image depicts a man resembling Osama bin Laden dressed in a Santa Claus costume.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of depicts
Verb
  • Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company imagines Sora not as a filmmaker but as a filmmaker's sounding board.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • Kelly describes a telling example of flexibility in action.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Richardson describes her experience in running the women’s sprint relays in Paris as electrifying.
    Essence, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of describes
Noun
  • This 75-inch TV is the biggest television on this list and will make any game or movie come to life.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • No audience scores below an 80%, even with being the focal point of a lot of DCEU fanbase controversy, and only two movies below a 90% from critics.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of movie
Verb
  • The actress, who portrays Bob Dylan’s girlfriend in James Mangold’s new biopic, walked the red carpet in a sleek Gucci gown with crystal embellishments.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In this film, Rebel Ridge actor Aaron Pierre portrays a young Mufasa, who strikes up a friendship and brotherly bond with the lion Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr), who later becomes Scar.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of portrays
Noun
  • This is painfully personal filmmaking that’s principled and diagnostic regarding the practical and ethical conflicts of the art. 5.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Does that foothold in edgier genre filmmaking offer something unique that complements your music?
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of filmmaking
Verb
  • Posen sees GapStudio almost like a couture house.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Mail app sees new categorization options and more.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sees
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pictures

picturesque

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