film

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. coating, membrane, haze, blur, scum; movie (see drama). See covering, narrowness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Thin, membranous matter]

Syn. gauze, tissue, fabric, sheet, membrane, integument, layer, veneer, foil, skin, onionskin, coat, coating, scum, slick, oil slick, pellicle, veil, cobweb, web, mist, cloud, nebula, haze, obscuration.

2. [A preparation containing a light-sensitive emulsion]

Syn. negative, positive, KodachRome (trademark), microfilm, panchromatic film, color film, black-and-white film, cellulose, plate, transparency, videotape.

3. [A movie]

Syn. motion picture, cinema, flick*; see movie .

v.

Syn. record, take, tape, shoot*; see photograph .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. coating layer, sheet, membrane, covering, scum, veil, cloud, haze, mistiness, blur, fog.

2. movie *flick, picture, cinema. see motion picture, movie