Picture vs. Flick
Difference Between Picture and Flick
Picturenoun
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
Flicknoun
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger.She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.Picturenoun
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
Flicknoun
(informal) A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind."Want to go to the flicks tonight?Picturenoun
A painting.
There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.Flicknoun
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
Picturenoun
A photograph.
I took a picture of the church.Flicknoun
(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
Picturenoun
(informal) A motion picture.
Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.Flicknoun
The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
Picturenoun
Cinema as a form of entertainment.
Let's go to the pictures.Flicknoun
A flitch.
a flick of baconPicturenoun
A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
She's the very picture of health.Flicknoun
A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
Picturenoun
An attractive sight.
The garden is a real picture at this time of year.Flickverb
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
flick one's hairwith a flick of the wristto flick the dirt from bootsPicturenoun
The art of painting; representation by painting.
Flicknoun
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible);
he gave it a flick with his fingerhe felt the flick of a whipPicturenoun
A figure; a model.
Flicknoun
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 locationPicturenoun
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.''Flickverb
flash intermittently;
The lights flicked on and offPictureverb
(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.
Flickverb
look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the reportShe leafed through the volumePictureverb
(transitive) To imagine or envision.
Flickverb
cause to move with a flick;
he flicked his BicPictureverb
(transitive) To depict.
Flickverb
throw or toss with a quick motion;
flick a piece of paper across the tablejerk his headPicturenoun
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 themFlickverb
shine unsteadily;
The candle flickeredPicturenoun
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 LouvreFlickverb
twitch or flutter;
the paper flickedPicturenoun
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 mindFlickverb
cause to make a snapping sound;
snap your fingersPicturenoun
a situation treated as an observable object;
the political picture is favorablethe religious scene in England has changed in the last centuryFlickverb
touch or hit with a light, quick blow;
flicked him with his handPicturenoun
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text;
the dictionary had many picturesFlickverb
remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
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 locationPicturenoun
the visible part of a television transmission;
they could still receive the sound but the picture was gonePicturenoun
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 VermontersPicturenoun
a typical example of some state or quality;
the very picture of a modern generalshe was the picture of despairPictureverb
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 strategyPictureverb
show in, or as in, a picture;
This scene depicts country lifethe face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
