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

Odyssey ranked second in the market after local pic Once Upon a time in the Middle East from filmmaker Muye Wen. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Dovetailing with the festival’s aim for diversity and inclusion, women directed 40% of the pics in the Official Selection, while some competing films were directed by filmmakers from Indigenous communities. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

The season’s bio-pics veer between mind and body, modern times and history. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

The snap was collaged with another pic of her wearing a black-and-white polka dot dress inside inside a Greek restaurant. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 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