Picture vs. Figure

Picturenoun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

Picturenoun

An image; a representation as in the imagination.

Picturenoun

A painting.

Picturenoun

A photograph.

Picturenoun

(informal) A motion picture.

Picturenoun

Cinema as a form of entertainment.

Picturenoun

A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).

Picturenoun

An attractive sight.

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Picturenoun

A figure; a model.

Picturenoun

Situation.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To imagine or envision.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To depict.

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Picturenoun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure; a model.

Picturenoun

An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.

Pictureverb

To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring before the mind.

Picturenoun

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface;

Picturenoun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface;

Picturenoun

a clear and telling mental image;

Picturenoun

a situation treated as an observable object;

Picturenoun

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text;

Picturenoun

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;

Picturenoun

the visible part of a television transmission;

Picturenoun

a graphic or vivid verbal description;

Picturenoun

a typical example of some state or quality;

Pictureverb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

Pictureverb

show in, or as in, a picture;

Figurenoun

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

Figurenoun

The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.

Figurenoun

A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

Figurenoun

The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

Figurenoun

(obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.

Figurenoun

A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

Figurenoun

A numeral.

Figurenoun

A number.

Figurenoun

A shape.

Figurenoun

A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.

Figurenoun

A dance figure, a complex dance moveW.

Figurenoun

A figure of speech.

Figurenoun

(logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

Figurenoun

(astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.

Figurenoun

(music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.

Figurenoun

(music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.

Figureverb

To solve a mathematical problem.

Figureverb

To come to understand.

Figureverb

To be reasonable.

Figureverb

(transitive) To enter, be a part of.

Figureverb

(obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

Figureverb

To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.

Figureverb

(obsolete) To indicate by numerals.

Figureverb

To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

Figureverb

(obsolete) To prefigure; to foreshow.

Figureverb

(music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

Figureverb

(music) To embellish.

Figurenoun

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

Figurenoun

The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble.

Figurenoun

A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.

Figurenoun

A diagram or drawing, made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; - called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc.

Figurenoun

The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure.

Figurenoun

Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show.

Figurenoun

A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.

Figurenoun

Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure.

Figurenoun

A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative.

Figurenoun

A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also called a figure of speech.

Figurenoun

The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

Figurenoun

Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.

Figurenoun

A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.

Figurenoun

Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.

Figurenoun

A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment.

Figureverb

To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

Figureverb

To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.

Figureverb

To indicate by numerals; also, to compute.

Figureverb

To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

Figureverb

To prefigure; to foreshow.

Figureverb

To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

Figureverb

To make a figure; to be distinguished or conspicious; as, the envoy figured at court.

Figureverb

To calculate; to contrive; to scheme; as, he is figuring to secure the nomination.

Figurenoun

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material;

Figurenoun

alternative names for the body of a human being;

Figurenoun

one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers;

Figurenoun

a model of a bodily form (especially of a person);

Figurenoun

a well-known or notable person;

Figurenoun

a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

Figurenoun

an amount of money expressed numerically;

Figurenoun

the impression produced by a person;

Figurenoun

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;

Figurenoun

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Figurenoun

a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

Figurenoun

a decorative or artistic work;

Figurenoun

a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating;

Figureverb

judge to be probable

Figureverb

be or play a part of or in;

Figureverb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

Figureverb

make a mathematical calculation or computation

Figureverb

understand;