Drawing vs. Picture

Drawing vs. Picture — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Drawing and Picture

Drawingverb

present participle of draw

Picturenoun

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

Drawingnoun

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

Picturenoun

An image; a representation as in the imagination.

Drawingnoun

The act of producing such a picture.

Picturenoun

A painting.

There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
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Drawingnoun

Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

Picturenoun

A photograph.

I took a picture of the church.

Drawingnoun

The process of drawing or pulling something.

Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.

Picturenoun

(informal) A motion picture.

Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.

Drawingnoun

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat).

Picturenoun

Cinema as a form of entertainment.

Let's go to the pictures.
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Drawingnoun

A small portion of tea for steeping.

Picturenoun

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

She's the very picture of health.

Drawingnoun

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine;

it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7

Picturenoun

An attractive sight.

The garden is a real picture at this time of year.

Drawingnoun

a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines;

drawings of abstract formshe did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Drawingnoun

the creation of artistic drawings;

he learned drawing from his father

Picturenoun

A figure; a model.

Drawingnoun

players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots

Picturenoun

Situation.

The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.You can't just look at the election, you've got to look at the big picture.''

Drawingnoun

act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source;

the drawing of water from the well

Pictureverb

(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.

Drawingnoun

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Pictureverb

(transitive) To imagine or envision.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To depict.

Picturenoun

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

they showed us the pictures of their weddinga movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them

Picturenoun

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

a small painting by Picassohe bought the painting as an investmenthis pictures hang in the Louvre

Picturenoun

a clear and telling mental image;

he described his mental picture of his assailanthe had no clear picture of himself or his worldthe events left a permanent impression in his mind

Picturenoun

a situation treated as an observable object;

the political picture is favorablethe religious scene in England has changed in the last century

Picturenoun

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text;

the dictionary had many pictures

Picturenoun

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

they went to a movie every Saturday nightthe film was shot on location

Picturenoun

the visible part of a television transmission;

they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone

Picturenoun

a graphic or vivid verbal description;

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word picturesthe author gives a depressing picture of life in Polandthe pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters

Picturenoun

a typical example of some state or quality;

the very picture of a modern generalshe was the picture of despair

Pictureverb

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

I can't see him on horseback!I can see what will happenI can see a risk in this strategy

Pictureverb

show in, or as in, a picture;

This scene depicts country lifethe face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting