Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dated)Synonym of movie.

More definitions
  • a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Examples

19 sentences
  1. I have some pictures to show you.

    deIch habe einige Bilder, die ich Ihnen zeigen möchte. — mayabe

  2. Tom brought some pictures to show the class.

    ruТом принес кое-какие картинки, чтобы показать классу. — venticello

  3. This picture shows how stupid I used to look.

  4. Do you have any family pictures you can show me?

    ruУ тебя есть какие-нибудь семейные фотографии, чтобы мне показать? — odexed

  5. Here is a picture to show you.

Origin

Ellipsis of motion-picture show. Although the collocation per se (noun adjunct + noun) pre

Ellipsis of motion-picture show. Although the collocation per se (noun adjunct + noun) predates motion pictures, previously having referred occasionally to the display of collections of illustrations, its status as a compound noun comes from its "motion picture" sense.

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Forms

plural: picture shows
Singularpicture show
Pluralpicture shows

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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