plural films
often attributive
1
a
: a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
b
: an abnormal growth on or in the eye
2
: a thin covering or coating
a film of ice
3
a
: an exceedingly thin layer : lamina
b(1)
: a thin flexible transparent sheet (as of plastic) used especially as a wrapping
(2)
: a thin sheet of cellulose acetate or nitrocellulose coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs
4
a
: movie, motion picture
an award-winning film
film critics
The film will start in ten minutes.
b
: the process, art, or business of making movies
a career in film
She studied film in college.
filmed; filming; films
1
: to cover with or as if with a film
2
: to make a motion picture of or from
film a scene
1
: to become covered or obscured with or as if with a film
2
: to make a motion picture
Synonyms
Examples of film in a Sentence
Noun
Have you bought any film for the camera?
We haven't had the film developed yet.
He's interested in making films about war.
We'll start the film at 10:00.
He studied film in college.
the protective film over a shark's eye
A film of ice covered the sidewalk.
Verb
Television news crew members came to film the interview.
She filmed the children playing.
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Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Cursory googling says the show was filmed from June to July, so some months have passed since the men were on camera.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Mercifully, Lo left the kitchen and bathrooms intact, as well as the front of the loft where the film shoots take place.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
Mackie’s first few weeks of filming in Colorado in late 2022 were challenging in a different way.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Cursory googling says the show was filmed from June to July, so some months have passed since the men were on camera.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/film. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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film
1 of 2 noun1
: a thin skin or membrane
2
: a thin coating or layer
3
: a roll or strip of thin flexible transparent material coated with a chemical substance sensitive to light and used in taking pictures
4
film
2 of 2 verb1
: to cover or become covered with film
2
: to make a motion picture of or from
Medical Definition
film
noun1
a
: a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
b
: an abnormal growth on or in the eye
2
a
: an exceedingly thin layer : lamina
b
: a thin flexible transparent sheet of cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or making radiographs
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