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- pronunciation:
- I
mihj
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a visual representation of something such as can be seen in a photograph, sculpture, or painting.
The dollar bill has an image of George Washington on one side of it.- synonyms:
- depiction, figure, icon, likeness, picture, portrait, portrayal, representation
- similar words:
- drawing, painting, photograph, sculpture, statue, tapestry
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| definition 2: |
a mental picture.
I have only a faint image of my father.The image in my mind of the place was much more beautiful than the reality.He tries to project an image of himself as a bold and innovative leader.- synonyms:
- idea, picture, vision
- similar words:
- concept, fancy, notion, sense, visualization
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| definition 3: |
a reflection of something, as in a mirror.
I saw my own image in the mirror.- synonyms:
- mirror, mirror image, reflection
- similar words:
- clone, copy, duplicate, imitation, replica, spitting image, twin
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| definition 4: |
a duplication or replica.
She is the image of her mother when she was a young girl.- synonyms:
- clone, copy, double, duplicate, imitation, mirror, replica, spitting image, twin
- similar words:
- counterpart, facsimile, likeness, match, mirror image, reproduction, resemblance, simulacrum, simulation
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| definition 5: |
a picture in writing or speech.
The author used words that created a clear image of what the castle looked like.- synonyms:
- depiction, picture, portrait
- similar words:
- idea, illustration, likeness, representation
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| definition 6: |
a nearly perfect embodiment.
He is the image of wit and good humor.- synonyms:
- embodiment, incarnation, personification, typification
- similar words:
- archetype, exemplar, model, paradigm, pattern, picture, prototype, representation, sign, symbol
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| related words: |
appearance, construct, effigy, figure, ghost, phantom, thought, vision |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
images, imaging, imaged |
| definition 1: |
to represent in a picture, sculpture, or the like.
- synonyms:
- depict, figure, picture, portray, represent, reproduce
- similar words:
- draw, mirror, paint, personify, photograph, sculpt, weave
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| definition 2: |
in medicine, to create an image of the body or a body part using radiography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance, or other scientific means.
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| definition 3: |
to picture in the mind or portray in words.
- synonyms:
- depict, dream, envision, fancy, ideate, paint, picture, portray, prefigure, think, visualize
- similar words:
- conceive, imagine
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| definition 4: |
to reflect in a mirror.
- synonyms:
- mirror, reflect
- similar words:
- copy, duplicate, replicate
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| related words: |
fancy, fantasy, figure, picture, reflect |
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