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Definition
- Noun:
- A photograph; a still image captured by a camera. It refers to a single picture, often a print or a digital image.
- A motion picture; a movie. It is an informal term for a film or cinematic production.
Examples
- Noun (Photograph):
- She showed me a pic of her new puppy on her phone.
- I took a great pic of the sunset last night.
- Noun (Movie):
- Have you seen the new sci-fi pic? It's amazing.
- They're filming a historical pic in the old part of the city.
Advanced Usage
- "To snap a pic": to take a photograph quickly or casually.
- Let me just snap a pic of us before we leave.
- "Stills from the pic": individual photographs taken from a movie, often used for promotion.
- The magazine published exclusive stills from the upcoming pic.
Variants and Related Words
- Picture (n): A more formal synonym for both a photograph and a movie.
- Photo (n): A common short form for "photograph," very similar in meaning to the first sense of "pic."
- Film (n): A synonym for a motion picture.
Synonyms
- Photograph: An image created by photography.
- Movie: A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images.
- Snapshot: An informal photograph taken quickly.
Related Phrases
- Pic of the day: A featured photograph, often on a website or social media.
- Her landscape photo was chosen as the pic of the day.
- Behind-the-scenes pics: Photographs taken during the production of a movie or event, not part of the final product.
- The director shared some fascinating behind-the-scenes pics from the set.
Noun
- a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location