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Another word for film

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• noun (Context 1)

A motion picture; a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on television.

Usage Example

"The director's latest movie won several prestigious awards at the international festival."

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movie
picture
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flick
cinema

• verb (Context 2)

To capture moving images on camera; to direct, shoot, or record a motion picture.

Usage Example

"The crew plans to shoot the documentary in the dense rainforests of Costa Rica."

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shoot
Strong
record
videotape
capture

• noun (Context 3)

A thin layer or coating covering a surface.

Usage Example

"A thin layer of dust had settled on the antique furniture after years of neglect."

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layer
coating
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membrane
veneer

• noun (Context 4)

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

Usage Example

"He carefully loaded a fresh roll of celluloid into his vintage camera before heading out to shoot the landscape."

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celluloid
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negative

• verb (Context 5)

To become covered or to cover with a thin layer or coating.

Usage Example

"Her eyes began to cloud over with tears as she listened to the tragic news."

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cloud
glaze
coat

Opposites of film

Looking for antonyms? The opposite of film varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites:

clear
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