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film [n]
 
1)a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
    Synonyms :flick motion-picture_show motion_picture movie moving-picture_show moving_picture pic picture picture_show 
    See Also: show  episode  credit  caption  credits  scene  feature  final_cut  home_movie  collage_film  coming_attraction  shoot-'em-up  short_subject  docudrama  cinema_verite  peepshow  rough_cut  silent_movie  slow_motion  talkie  3-d  dub  synchronise  tape  reshoot 
 
2)a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
    Synonyms :celluloid cinema 
    See Also: medium  art  business  cut-in  silver_screen 
 
3)a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: object  scum  slick  soap_film 
 
4)a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
    Synonyms :plastic_film 
    See Also: flat_solid  wrap  polaroid 
 
5)photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
    Synonyms :photographic_film 
    See Also: photographic_material  footage  microfilm  cine-film  negative  orthochromatic_film  panchromatic_film  positive  reel  roll  roll_film  episode  x-ray_film  film_clip 
 
film [v]
 
1)make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
    Synonyms :shoot take 
    See Also: enter  take  celluloid  cinematography  photograph  reshoot 
 
2)record in film; "The coronation was filmed"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: enter  create  celluloid  cinematography  cinematise  microfilm 
 



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