film
//fɪlm//
Noun
filmSingular
filmsPlural
1
A motion picture; a movie recorded on film or digital media and shown in theaters or on screens.
We watched a film at the cinema last night.
2
A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or recording moving images.
I need to buy a roll of film for my camera.
3
A thin layer or coating covering a surface.
A thin film of oil covered the water.
Synonym
Verb
1
To record moving images with a camera; to make a movie or video of something.
They filmed the documentary in Africa.
2
To become covered with a thin layer or coating.
Her eyes filmed over with tears.