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
  • The Last Showgirl actress, 66, recreated her famous aerobics scene from her 1985 film Perfect, which also stars John Travolta, on the latest episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon — only the pair's new version featured several saucy twists!
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • During that time, the winner of the period film prize won the production design Oscar twice: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2020 and Mank in 2021.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of film
Verb
  • This depicts life in a Syrian village through a complex family drama.
    Jane Levere, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Traditional and timeless, toile (which is the French word for cloth and often depicts animals, pastoral scenes, and the like) is a Southern designer favorite.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of depicts
Verb
  • Adapted from Robert Harris' novel about the papal conclave, the film imagines a series of twists in the modern-day Vatican City.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • One imagines this is also true in professional sports, although with much higher degrees of difficulty.
    Hunter Felt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • This involves completing a form that describes the bag, collects your contact and delivery info, etc.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The report describes that authorities continued to observe the property through aerial surveillance.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of describes
Noun
  • The closest analogy to what Whannell is trying to do here isn’t a werewolf movie so much as David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986), which turned a ’50s B-movie into a gory, gooey interpretation of the havoc disease wreaks on those suffering from both sides of the hospital bed.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Combined, Focus and parent studio Universal landed a leading 32 nominations as distributor for such movies as The Brutalist (nine), Anora (seven), Wicked (seven), Nosferatu (five), The Wild Robot (three) and Monkey Man (one).
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of movie
Verb
  • King So portrays May Tao, a local journalist with a healthy distrust of the Wausau Police who harbors big secrets of her own.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Little portrays Deputy Brent, Dana’s closest confidant on the force.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of portrays
Noun
  • Insta 360 claims the Flow 2 Pro will set a new benchmark for smartphone filmmaking with stabilizers.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Miike Takashi and Saka Misako Miike Takashi delves into his philosophy on the art and craft of filmmaking.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of filmmaking
Verb
  • Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And in fact, the IEA’s own medium-term forecast, out to 2030, suggests that oil demand will rise by 3 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2030, versus the Stated Policies scenario in the latest World Energy Outlook, which sees 2030 oil demand as virtually unchanged from 2023.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sees
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pictures

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