film

/fˈɪlm/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
   “they went to a movie every Saturday night”
2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures
   “theater pieces transferred to celluloid”
3. photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
4. a thin coating or layer
   “the table was covered with a film of dust”
5. a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

verb

1. make a film or photograph of something
   “take a scene”
2. record in film
   “The coronation was filmed”

Synonyms for film

• movie
• picture
• moving picture
• moving-picture show
• motion picture
• motion-picture show
• picture show
• pic
• flick
• cinema
• celluloid
• photographic film
• plastic film
• shoot
• take

Words that rhyme with film

• microfilm
• sovexportfilm