hieroglyph

noun

Definition of hieroglyphnext
as in image
a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.

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Recent Examples of hieroglyph In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025 The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 Humans have been communicating with pictures since the days of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hieroglyph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyph
  1. image
  2. drawing
  3. picture
  4. portrait
  5. etching
  6. icon
Noun
  • New images circulating online appear to show what defense analysts believe is the fifth prototype of China’s sixth-generation J-36 fighter jet, according to a report.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The island now houses the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, where visitors can search digital images of ship manifests for the immigration records of their relatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • In another conversation, Marcee Gray brought up an online drawing showing Colt alongside the Columbine shooters and Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz in the style of a Weezer album cover.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Nazca Lines, ​enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately ​100,000 annual visitors.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of drawing
Noun
  • Chef Yannick Lohou, fresh from Barcelona, holds the dining room spellbound with pretty-as-a-picture dishes such as toro tartare with caviar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At the height of the beef, like any millennial amidst a friend-group falling-out, Drake appeared to be rewatching The Sopranos, posting pictures from the show to his Instagram Stories.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • The period-relevant portraits lining the walls, decorative accessories, and the bed with a canopy headboard transported us to another century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Another billboard shows what appears to be a fighter, wearing a shirt with Khamenei’s portrait on it.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • For deeper etching, a polishing compound and pad may restore the finish.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
  • Certain photos of those rehearsal dinner attendees showed guests clutching black velvet boxes with an etching of two Ts and a heart.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of etching
Noun
  • And nobody does elevated loungewear like comfort queen and fashion icon Martha Stewart.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the biggest name on the 2026 bill is R&B icon Patti LaBelle, but there are many A-List acts on hand – Trombone Shorty, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Gretchen Parlato, Cyrus Chestnut, Bria Skonberg, Marcus Shelby, and more.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
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