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  • noun Plural form of picture.
  • noun dated, UK The cinema
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of picture.

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Examples

  • Just as we know that youthful readers like a story-book all the better when it has got pictures in it; so God taught the early church, when it was in a state of "_childhood_," by means of similar _pictures_ or _types_; and the present was one of them.

    The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus A Sunday book for the young 1856

  • While I know we have yet to share all the pictures from our Victorian Christmas celebration (which is not to say we don't have any pictures*), the house has been looking holiday-ready for weeks.

    Museum Blogs 2009

  • Brucemister wants lots of pictures (how else will he know if I’ve been with boys?) and says he might have an attachment for The Thing to take pictures…

    super-suzan Diary Entry super-suzan 2006

  • For copyright purposes, it may not be possible to post a hi-resauthor photo or certain pictures from the book.

    2009 January « The Book Publicity Blog 2009

  • For copyright purposes, it may not be possible to post a hi-resauthor photo or certain pictures from the book.

    What not to have on your book website « The Book Publicity Blog 2009

  • For copyright purposes, it may not be possible to post a hi-resauthor photo or certain pictures from the book.

    2009 January 22 « The Book Publicity Blog 2009

  • The word pictures Toffler uses to describe the headlong rush of the future into our present-day lives engender in me a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, and a desire to retreat.

    Stress and the Manager KARL ALBRECHT 1979

  • The word pictures Toffler uses to describe the headlong rush of the future into our present-day lives engender in me a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, and a desire to retreat.

    Stress and the Manager KARL ALBRECHT 1979

  • The word pictures Toffler uses to describe the headlong rush of the future into our present-day lives engender in me a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, and a desire to retreat.

    Stress and the Manager KARL ALBRECHT 1979

  • Courtesy of Dr. Stella This room has a painting of a camera and film on the wall because it's where Dr. Stella takes x-rays, or what he refers to as "pictures of your teeth."

    Taking the Pain Out of Dental Care 2011

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