Meaning & use
film
A motion picture telling a story or documenting events, or a thin layer or coating of a substance.
See it in a sentence
The director's latest film won several awards at the international festival.
A thin film of dust had settled over everything in the abandoned house.
A note on using this word
Film can also function as a verb meaning to record something with a camera, as in 'they filmed the wedding'.
Words with a similar meaning
moviecoating
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To record moving images of an event or scene using a camera.
They filmed the entire ceremony from start to finish.
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