- film
- [[t]fɪ̱lm[/t]]
♦films, filming, filmed1) 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]
Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
...a government health film about the dangers of smoking.
Syn:(in AM, use movie)2) VERB If you film something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television.[V n] 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.
Syn:4) N-VAR A film is also 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]→ See also clingfilm(in AM, use , Saran wrap)Cover with plastic film and refrigerate for 24 hours.
English dictionary. 2008.
