A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
A painting.
There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
A photograph.
I took a picture of the church.
A motion picture.
Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.
(in the plural) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).
Let's go to the pictures.
A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
She's the very picture of health.
An attractive sight.
The garden is a real picture at this time of year.
The art of painting; representation by painting.
A figure; a model.
Situation.
The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.
To represent in or with a picture.
To imagine or envision.
To depict or describe vividly.