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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: |
Film is a thin material that is used in a camera to make photographs and movies.
I wondered what pictures would be on the old film my grandmother found in a trunk upstairs.
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definition 2: |
We often call a movie a "film."
My cousins and I had fun watching a film that showed our parents at the beach when they were young.- similar words:
- picture
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definition 3: |
A film is a thin layer of something. A film of dust on a surface is a thin coat of dust over that surface.
No one cleaned off the film of grease that was left on the stove. |
related words: |
art, blanket, coat, coating, feature |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
films, filming, filmed |
definition: |
When you film something, you photograph it with a movie camera or other video recording device.
My uncle filmed my mom and dad's wedding.Raven's favorite movie was filmed on a beautiful island.
- similar words:
- shoot
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related words: |
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, video |
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some actions associated with film |
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copy, crop, develop, expose, film, filter, focus, mount, pose, print, project |
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some actions involved in filming |
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act, cast, direct, record |
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some categories of films |
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comedy, drama, tragedy, western |
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some descriptions of films |
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action, digital, hit, landscape, remote, satellite, sensation, smash, still, underwater |
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some elements of films |
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angle, background, dialogue, focus, set, stunts |
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some kinds of films |
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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, magazine, newspaper, passport, set, studio, theater |
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some qualities of films |
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educational, foreign, independent, silent |
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some things used in films |
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camera, cassette, film, microphone, roll, screen, spool |
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