nnoun.communicationa form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementSynset:flick motion-picture show motion picture movie moving-picture show moving picture pic picture picture show
Examples:- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
Derivationally Related Form:film
Hypernyms:product production show
Inherited Hypernyms:movieproductcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:movieshowsocial eventeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:3-D3Dcinema veritecollage filmcoming attractiondocudramadocumentarydocumentary filmfeaturefeature filmfilm noirfinal cuthome movieinfotainmentmusicalmusical comedymusical theaterrough cutshoot-'em-upshort subjectsilent moviesilent picturesilentsskin flickslow motiontalkietalking picturetelefilmthree-D
Part Meronyms:credit credits scene shot episode sequence caption subtitle
Full Hyponyms:cartooncinema veritecollage filmcoming attractiondocumentaryfeaturefilm noirfinal cuthome moviemusicalnewsreelpeepshowrough cutshoot-'em-upshort subjectsilent movieskin flickslow motionspaghetti westerntalking picturetelefilmthree-dwestern
nnoun.communicationa medium that disseminates moving picturesTopic:artartistic creationartistic productionbusinessbusiness enterprisecommercial enterprise
Synset:celluloid cinema
Examples:- theater pieces transferred to celluloid
- this story would be good cinema
- film coverage of sporting events
Derivationally Related Form:filmcinematic
Hypernyms:medium
Inherited Hypernyms:filmmediuminstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:silver screen
Full Hyponyms:silver screen
nnoun.artifactphotographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparenciesSynset:photographic film
Derivationally Related Form:film
Hypernyms:photographic material photographic paper
Inherited Hypernyms:filmphotographic paperphotographic equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:X-ray filmcine-filmepisodefilm clipfootagemicrofilmmotion-picture filmmovie filmnegativeorthochromatic filmpanchromatic filmpositivereelrollroll filmsequence
Full Hyponyms:bitewingfilm clipfootagemicrofichemicrofilmmotion-picture filmnegativeorthochromatic filmpanchromatic filmpositivereelrollroll filmsequencesound filmx-ray film
nnoun.artifacta thin coating or layerExamples:- the table was covered with a film of dust
Hypernyms:object physical object
Inherited Hypernyms:filmobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:scumslicksoap film
Full Hyponyms:basic slagoil slickscumslagslicksoap film
nnoun.artifacta thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover thingsSynset:plastic film
Derivationally Related Form:filmy
Hypernyms:flat solid sheet wrap wrapper wrapping
Inherited Hypernyms:filmsheetartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:filmwrappingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Polaroidshrink-wrap
Full Hyponyms:polaroidshrink-wrap
vverb.communicationmake a film or photograph of somethingTopic:filmflickmotion-picture showmotion picturemoviemoving-picture showmoving picturepicpicturepicture show
Synset:shoot take
Examples:- take a scene
- shoot a movie
Derivationally Related Form:takefilmfilming
Hypernyms:enter put down record
Inherited Hypernyms:filmrecordsavekeephave
Direct Hyponyms:reshoot
Full Troponyms:reshoot
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: film) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: take) | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: shoot, film)
vverb.creationrecord in filmExamples:- The coronation was filmed
Derivationally Related Form:filmfilming
Hypernyms:create make enter put down record
Inherited Hypernyms:filmmake
Inherited Hypernyms:filmrecordsavekeephave
Direct Hyponyms:cinematisecinematizemicrofilm
Full Troponyms:cinematizemicrofilm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: film) | They will --- the duet (apply to: film)