pic

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noun (1)

ˈpik 

plural pics or pix ˈpiks 

1

: photograph

2

: movie sense 1

pic

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noun (2)

ˈpik  ˈpēk 

: the picador's lance

Synonyms of pic

Noun (1)

• photo
• photograph
• snapshot

Examples of pic in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a coworker handed around some vacation pics

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The new cut will also feature an exclusive addition to the original pic. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 July 2026

Seth Green poses for some pics at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 23. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

British producers are increasingly being asked to mount ambitious pics on compressed budgets, assemble public and private financing and demonstrate audience appetite earlier in the development cycle. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 July 2026

Chris Fleming looks wistfully on the wave of YouTube content creators courted by Hollywood after Backrooms director Kane Parsons and Obsession’s Curry Barker notched runaway horror pic hits at the multiplex. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for picture

Noun (2)

Spanish pica, from picar to prick

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pic

• bick
• brick
• chick
• click
• fick
• flick
• hick
• kick
• knick
• lick
• mic
• nick