Film - English meaning

verb

Make or become unclear or less distinct.

Usage examples:

Tears blurred her vision

noun

A thing that cannot be seen or heard clearly.

Usage examples:

The pale blur of her face

adjective

(of a person) stupid, clumsy, or confused.

Usage examples:

It was kinda funny seeing how blur someone can be when having to do a task they have no clue about

verb

Transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television.

Usage examples:

The announcement was broadcast live

noun

A radio or television programme or transmission.

Usage examples:

The queen's annual christmas tv broadcast

adjective

Relating to radio or television programmes.

Usage examples:

A broadcast journalist

noun

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.

Usage examples:

The sun had disappeared behind a cloud

verb

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The blue skies clouded over abruptly

noun

A grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water

Usage examples:

Rain cloud do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?, the sky was a perfect blue - not a c…

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

noun

A sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

The flick of a switch

verb

Strike or propel (something) with a sudden quick movement of the fingers.

Usage examples:

Max flicked his bow tie

verb

Throw or toss with a quick motion

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

Usage examples:

The collision occurred in thick fog

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

Usage examples:

Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

Usage examples:

If the humidity is too high, the fog just grows and grows out of control.

noun

A slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.

Usage examples:

The cold air has no pollution and very little haze

verb

Obscure with a haze.

Usage examples:

A clump of islands, very green, but hazed in cloud and mist

verb

Force (a new or potential recruit to the military or a university fraternity) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks.

Usage examples:

Rookies were mercilessly hazed

noun

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km (1,100 yards))

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

verb

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km).

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

noun

A light rain or a collection of very small drops of water in the air that is like a fog

Usage examples:

[ c ] in the mornings, a mist covered the surface of the lake.

noun

A cinema film.

Usage examples:

A movie star

noun

A picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused on to light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.

Usage examples:

A photograph of her father

verb

Take a photograph of.

Usage examples:

She has photographed all of the major ballet companies worldwide

verb

A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print

noun

A photograph or cinema film.

Usage examples:

A hard-hitting action pic

noun

A type of long catheter that is inserted through a peripheral vein, often in the arm, into a larger vein in the body, used when intravenous treatment is required over a long period.

Usage examples:

Piccs were suited to the patients who required months of intensive chemotherapy

noun

A photograph

Usage examples:

Would you like to see my holiday pics?

noun

A painting or drawing.

Usage examples:

Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

Usage examples:

He is pictured with party guests

noun

A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

Usage examples:

He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

noun

A set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim.

Usage examples:

An extensive programme of reforms

verb

Provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task.

Usage examples:

It is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols

noun

An officially organized system of services, activities, or opportunities that help people achieve something

Usage examples:

There is no graduate training programme for new recruits., a programme to do sth housing market ren…

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

Usage examples:

He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

noun

A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

Usage examples:

He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

exclamation

Variant spelling of chute1.

noun

A film with a soundtrack, as distinct from a silent film.

Usage examples:

One of the most beloved actors of the silent screen and early talkies

noun

The action or process of transmitting something, or the state of being transmitted.

Usage examples:

The transmission of the virus

noun

The act of sending or giving something

Usage examples:

[ u ] you can stop the transmission of some diseases by washing your hands often.

noun

The process of sending something, for example gas or electricity, from one place to another

Usage examples:

Large investments are currently required: perhaps $500m a year in electricity generation, and a sim…

noun

The recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of moving visual images.

Usage examples:

It's a great option for anyone looking to start using video to talk over the net

verb

Make a video recording of (something broadcast on television).

Usage examples:

How many programmes have you videoed and never managed to watch?

noun

A series of recorded images which are shown on television or viewed on a screen

Usage examples:

[ u ] digital video, [ u ] the system transmits voice, data, and video between soldiers and command…