pic

[ pik ]

/ pɪk /

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noun, plural pix [piks] /pɪks/, pics. Slang.

a movie.

a photograph.

Words nearby pic

piazzi, pibal, pibgorn, piblokto, pibroch, pic, pica, picabia, picadillo, picador, picaninny

Also pix.

Origin of pic

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening from picture

Definition for pic (2 of 2)

pic²

or pique

[ peek ]

/ pik /

noun Piquet.

the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands and in the play before one's opponent scores a point.

the bonus of 30 points won for so scoring.

Compare repic.

Origin of pic

< French: literally, prick

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Examples from the Web for pic

Each word, from aa to za, gets its own two-page spread with a poem and a pic.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prince George totters confidently towards the camera in this pic, released to mark his first birthday which falls on Tuesday.
Prince George Walks For First Birthday Pics|Tom Sykes|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also, he gave a lame excuse: ‘I couldn't find a pic that expresses both sides.’
Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire Posts Pro-Palestine Photo, Allegedly Cyberbullies Israeli-Born MTV VJ|Robert Silverman|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Variety taps Depardieu's "audacious performance [as] undeniably the pic's chief selling point."
French Political Sex Movie About DSK Sets Cannes Aquiver|Tracy McNicoll|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The truth is, I feel more than a bit guilty trying to squeeze this endless work into the limits of a single Daily Pic.
Greater Than The Mona Lisa|Blake Gopnik|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here the full face of the Pic du Midi d'Ossau is squarely commanded.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix
But Pic was quite mistaken as to the power of his glance, for Honey-Bee continued to sleep with folded hands.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
The Pic du Midi d'Ossau, which should lie to the southwest, is not in sight, being hidden by intervening heights.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix
By jove, Pic, you've got a wonder in that filly, but she'll not beat my fellow.
Fast as the Wind|Nat Gould
Was there any time that you recall that there was a threat of Lee Oswald against Mrs. Pic with a knife or anything like that?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for pic

pic

/ (pɪk) /

noun plural pics or pix

informal a photograph, picture, or illustration

Word Origin for pic

C20: shortened from picture

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pic

noun, plural pix [piks] /pɪks/, pics. Slang.

Words related to pic

Words nearby pic

Origin of pic

Definition for pic (2 of 2)

or pique

noun Piquet.

Origin of pic

Examples from the Web for pic

British Dictionary definitions for pic

noun plural pics or pix

Word Origin for pic