<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a thin layer or coating: a film of grease on a plate</li><li>a thin sheet of any material: a film of ice</li><li>a thin skin or membrane: The whitish film over your eye is a cataract</li><li>a delicate web of filaments or fine threads: The fabric embedded in the polyurethane is essentially a film of fiberglass</li><li>a thin haze, blur, or mist: A pale film of drizzly twilight soon gave way to a dense fog</li><li>Photography. a composition of plastic or similar material made into thin sheets or strips and coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, used for taking photographs</li><li>a strip or roll of this</li><li>the coating of emulsion on such a sheet or strip or on a photographic plate</li><li>Movies. a strip of transparent material, usually cellulose triacetate, covered with a photographic emulsion and perforated along one or both edges, intended for the recording and reproduction of images</li><li>a similar perforated strip covered with an iron oxide emulsion magfilm, intended for the recording and reproduction of both images and sound</li><li>a movie; motion picture: We decided to stay home and watch a Kurosawa film</li><li>Sometimes films; movies collectively: Film is the quintessential storytelling medium of the 20th century</li><li>the movie industry, or its productions, operations, etc.: He wants to get into films as a director</li><li>movies as a genre of art or entertainment: experimental film</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to cover with a film, thin skin, or pellicle: A bloom of algae films the pond every summer</li><li>Movies. to record in video format as a movie, with or without audio: We didn't know we were being filmed</li><li>to make a movie of: to film a novel</li><li>(used without object) to become covered by a film: The water filmed over with ice</li><li>Synonyms: veil, cloud, haze, mist</li><li>Movies. to be reproduced in video format as a movie, especially in a specified manner: This story films easily</li><li>to direct, make, or otherwise engage in the production of movies, TV shows, or other video content: They'll be filming here for the next six months</li></ul>