film
♦♦♦ film /f'ɪlm/ (films filming filmed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema or on television. A film tells a story, or shows a real situation. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie)
Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
= movie
2 [VERB] V n, V
If you film something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television.
He had filmed her life story...
Considering the restrictions under which she filmed, I think she did a commendable job.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Film of something is moving pictures of a real event that are shown on television or on a screen.
They have seen news film of families queueing in Russia to buy a loaf of bread.
= footage
4 [N-VAR]
A film is the narrow roll of plastic that is used in a camera to take photographs.
The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.
5 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
The making of cinema films, considered as a form of art or a business, can be referred to as film or films. (mainly BRIT)
Film is a business with limited opportunities for actresses...
She wanted to set up her own company to invest in films.
6 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu with supp
A film of powder, liquid, or oil is a very thin layer of it.
The sea is coated with a film of raw sewage.
7 [N-UNCOUNT] usu adj N
Plastic film is a very thin sheet of plastic used to wrap and cover things. (BRIT; in AM, use plastic wrap, Saran wrap)
Cover with plastic film and refrigerate for 24 hours.
see also clingfilmfilm noir /fɪlm nw'ɑːr/ (films noir)
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Film noir refers to a type of film or a style of film-making which shows the world as a dangerous or depressing place where many people suffer, especially because of the greed or cruelty of others.
...a remake of the 1947 film noir classic, Kiss of Death.film star (film stars)
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A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie star)
1 [N-COUNT]
A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema or on television. A film tells a story, or shows a real situation. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie)
Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
= movie
2 [VERB] V n, V
If you film something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television.
He had filmed her life story...
Considering the restrictions under which she filmed, I think she did a commendable job.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Film of something is moving pictures of a real event that are shown on television or on a screen.
They have seen news film of families queueing in Russia to buy a loaf of bread.
= footage
4 [N-VAR]
A film is the narrow roll of plastic that is used in a camera to take photographs.
The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.
5 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
The making of cinema films, considered as a form of art or a business, can be referred to as film or films. (mainly BRIT)
Film is a business with limited opportunities for actresses...
She wanted to set up her own company to invest in films.
6 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu with supp
A film of powder, liquid, or oil is a very thin layer of it.
The sea is coated with a film of raw sewage.
7 [N-UNCOUNT] usu adj N
Plastic film is a very thin sheet of plastic used to wrap and cover things. (BRIT; in AM, use plastic wrap, Saran wrap)
Cover with plastic film and refrigerate for 24 hours.
see also clingfilmfilm noir /fɪlm nw'ɑːr/ (films noir)
[N-VAR]
Film noir refers to a type of film or a style of film-making which shows the world as a dangerous or depressing place where many people suffer, especially because of the greed or cruelty of others.
...a remake of the 1947 film noir classic, Kiss of Death.film star (film stars)
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A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie star)