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film
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- pronunciation:
- fIlm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a thin layer or coating.
There was a film of dust on the desk. |
| definition 2: |
a thin strip of material covered with a substance that changes in the light. Film is used to make photographs and movies.
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| definition 3: |
a motion picture; movie.
What film did you see last night?- similar words:
- picture
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| related words: |
art, blanket, coat, coating, feature, veil, wash |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
films, filming, filmed |
| definition 1: |
to photograph with a movie camera or other video recording device.
She filmed her sister's wedding.
- similar words:
- shoot
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| definition 2: |
to become covered with a thin layer or coating.
The illness made his eyes film over. |
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coat, take |
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broader categories that include film |
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art, culture |
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similar to film |
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image, likeness, picture, print, slide, snap, snapshot, video |
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some actions associated with film |
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copy, crop, develop, distort, enlarge, expose, film, filter, focus, mount, pose, print, project, sit |
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some actions involved in filming |
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act, cast, direct, edit, record, splice |
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some categories of films |
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comedy, drama, romance, tragedy, western |
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some descriptions of films |
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action, aerial, bomb, close-up, digital, dud, flop, hit, landscape, panoramic, remote, satellite, sensation, smash, still, underwater |
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some elements of films |
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angle, background, close-up, contrast, dialogue, focus, foreground, lighting, perspective, set, stunts, subject |
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some kinds of films |
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animated cartoon, documentary, feature, motion picture, portrait, x-ray |
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some people associated with films |
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actor, cast, crew, critic, director, model, photographer, producer, star |
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some places associated with films |
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album, book, booth, catalogue, cinema, festival, gallery, internet, locket, magazine, marquee, newspaper, passport, scrapbook, set, studio, theater |
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some qualities of films |
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classic, educational, foreign, independent, silent |
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some things used in films |
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camera, cassette, celluloid, film, lighting, magnetic tape, microphone, reel, roll, screen, script, spool |
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