pic

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noun (1)

ˈpik 

plural pics or pix ˈpiks 

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: 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

Chile’s 22nd Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic) features nine pics in its Chile Film Competition this year vying for cash prizes in the best film, director and actor categories. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

The three Predator pics from Trachtenberg are the highest-rated on Rotten Tomatoes in the franchise. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Action films have proven to be massively successful for Netflix, which has been minting hits with titles such as crime thriller The Rip, sci-fi flick War Machine, survival thriller Apex, and shark pic Thrash, just this year alone. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

This isn’t to imply pregnancy demands nine months of abstinence from uploading baby-bump pics on Instagram. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 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