(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema or on television. A ~ tells a story, or shows a real situation. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie )
Everything about the ~ was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
= movie
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2.
If you ~ something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television.
He had ~ed her life story...
Considering the restrictions under which she ~ed, I think she did a commendable job.
VERB: V n, V
3.
Film of something is moving pictures of a real event that are shown on television or on a screen.
They have seen news ~ of families queueing in Russia to buy a loaf of bread.
= footage
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4.
A ~ is the narrow roll of plastic that is used in a camera to take photographs.
The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of ~.
N-VAR
5.
The making of cinema ~s, considered as a form of art or a business, can be referred to as ~ or ~s. (mainly BRIT)
Film is a business with limited opportunities for actresses...
She wanted to set up her own company to invest in ~s.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
6.
A ~ of powder, liquid, or oil is a very thin layer of it.
The sea is coated with a ~ of raw sewage.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp
7.
Plastic ~ is a very thin sheet of plastic used to wrap and cover things. (BRIT; in AM, use plastic wrap , Saran wrap )
Cover with plastic ~ and refrigerate for 24 hours.
N-UNCOUNT: usu adj N
see also cling~