Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for picture

Two senses of picture live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

a clear and telling mental image

He had no clear picture of himself or his world.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

impression

Same sentence, swapped: He had no clear impression of himself or his world.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for picture as it is used in the sentence above.

scene
brother
match

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

the visible part of a television transmission

They could still receive the sound but the picture was gone.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

video

Same sentence, swapped: They could still receive the sound but the video was gone.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for picture as it is used in the sentence above.

movie
scene
art

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

feelingnounopiniona vague idea in which some confidence is placedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line focusverbconcentratedirect one's attention on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line followverbtracefollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of somethingFoothills formnoun, verbkinda category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line platverbplotmake a plot ofHigh Camp pleasurenounjoysomething or someone that provides a source of happinessFoothillsHas a reason line plotnoungamea secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line powernounelectricityenergy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductorFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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