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| movie |
a motion picture; film. [1/2 definitions] |
| opening |
the first performance or showing of a play or film. [1/5 definitions] |
| picture |
a motion picture; movie; film. [1/7 definitions] |
| plaque |
a film of bacteria and saliva that forms on teeth. [1/2 definitions] |
| preview |
a showing of a film, play, or work of art for a chosen audience before the public sees it. [1/2 definitions] |
| projector |
a machine for projecting an image onto a screen by casting a beam of light through photographic film. |
| recording |
something that can be listened to or watched on a device because it has been recorded, especially on something like an audio tape, video tape, film, compact disk, or vinyl disk. [1/2 definitions] |
| reel1 |
a spool or other device on which fishing line, cord, tape, film, or other material can be wound. [1/4 definitions] |
| rerun |
a film or television program that is shown again. [1/3 definitions] |
| review |
an article in a newspaper or magazine that judges the worth of a new book, film, play, restaurant, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| romance |
a love relationship, either in life or in literature or film. [2/4 definitions] |
| shoot |
to take a photograph of or record on film. [1/11 definitions] |
| shutter |
a device that opens and closes the lens of a camera. The shutter opens to let light onto the film when a picture is taken. [1/2 definitions] |
| slide |
a piece of film on which there is a picture or diagram that may be shown on a screen. [1/11 definitions] |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. [1/2 definitions] |
| spool |
an object shaped like a cylinder with a rim on each end. Thread, tape, wire, and film are wound on spools. |
| star |
to present in a main role in a film or play. [2/8 definitions] |
| title |
a name of a book, film, play, piece of music, or other work of art. [1/5 definitions] |
| western |
(usually capitalized) a book, film, or play that shows life in the American West and is usually set in the nineteenth century. [1/2 definitions] |
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