Picture
Picture noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
Usage example: the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country
Story and picture are semantically related. in account topic. In some cases you can use "Story" instead a noun "Picture", when it comes to topics like written description of past events.
Story
Story noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.
Usage example: management is trying to figure out what the story is with the accident down in the warehouse
How words are described
| old | old picture | old story |
| good | good picture | good story |
| full | full picture | full story |
| particular | particular picture | particular story |
| Other adjectives: better, similar, original, single, actual, entire, real, big, great, little, main, famous, new, final, funny, classic, official, next, last, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Tailor was arrested in secret, his story and picture not released to the public before his appearance on TV.
Source: Death Row -
Doctor Who had one in the first VHS release of "The E-Space Trilogy." One side of the box was the normal, small "Doctor Who" TVM logo with picture and story title, but the other side had a larger part of the logo.
Source: Idiosyncratic Cover Art - And of course Kenny takes his picture with his butt (instead of his face) peeking out of his parka, starting off a story line about finding Ben Affleck.
Source: Picture Day
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