picture

[ pik-cher ]
/ ˈpɪk tʃər /

noun

verb (used with object), pic·tured, pic·tur·ing.

Origin of picture

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin pictūra the act of painting, a painting, equivalent to pict(us) (past participle of pingere to paint) + -ūra -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM picture

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH picture

picture pitcher

Example sentences from the Web for pictures

British Dictionary definitions for pictures

picture
/ (ˈpɪktʃə) /

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for picture

C15: from Latin pictūra painting, from pingere to paint

Idioms and Phrases with pictures

picture