plural films
often attributive
1
a
: a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
b
: an abnormal growth on or in the eye
2
: a thin covering or coating
a film of ice
3
a
: an exceedingly thin layer : lamina
b(1)
: a thin flexible transparent sheet (as of plastic) used especially as a wrapping
(2)
: a thin sheet of cellulose acetate or nitrocellulose coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs
4
a
: movie, motion picture
an award-winning film
film critics
The film will start in ten minutes.
b
: the process, art, or business of making movies
a career in film
She studied film in college.
filmed; filming; films
1
: to cover with or as if with a film
2
: to make a motion picture of or from
film a scene
1
: to become covered or obscured with or as if with a film
2
: to make a motion picture
Examples of film in a Sentence
Noun
Have you bought any film for the camera?
We haven't had the film developed yet.
He's interested in making films about war.
We'll start the film at 10:00.
He studied film in college.
the protective film over a shark's eye
A film of ice covered the sidewalk.
Verb
Television news crew members came to film the interview.
She filmed the children playing.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Sylvester Stallone has an unexpected pick for which of his films shouldn't be sentenced to cryo-prison.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Purnell, best-known for her small-screen roles in Amazon Prime series Fallout, Showtime’s Yellowjackets and Starz’ Sweatpea, recently wrapped filming on comedy horror feature The Scurry from director Craig Roberts (The Phantom of the Open).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The two first met over Zoom while working on the Amazon film Música, which Mancuso wrote and directed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Sylvester Stallone has an unexpected pick for which of his films shouldn't be sentenced to cryo-prison.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
At one point, two men were seen grabbing a red chair and hurling it out of frame as bystanders filmed the chaos before scattering.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Purnell, best-known for her small-screen roles in Amazon Prime series Fallout, Showtime’s Yellowjackets and Starz’ Sweatpea, recently wrapped filming on comedy horror feature The Scurry from director Craig Roberts (The Phantom of the Open).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/film. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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film
1 of 2 noun1
: a thin skin or membrane
2
: a thin coating or layer
3
: a roll or strip of thin flexible transparent material coated with a chemical substance sensitive to light and used in taking pictures
4
film
2 of 2 verb1
: to cover or become covered with film
2
: to make a motion picture of or from
Medical Definition
film
noun1
a
: a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
b
: an abnormal growth on or in the eye
2
a
: an exceedingly thin layer : lamina
b
: a thin flexible transparent sheet of cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or making radiographs
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