Definition of MOVIE

movie

Plural: movies

Noun

  • A motion picture, typically shown in a cinema or on television.
  • a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
    • "they went to a movie every Saturday night"
  • A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
  • A cinema; a movie theatre.
  • Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
  • An extremely fun and exciting experience.

Examples

  • After an intense game of Words With Friends, they decided to relax by watching a movie.
  • Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie.
  • Every night with you is a movie!
  • He is watching a crime-thriller movie.
  • Let's go to the movies.

Origin / Etymology

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

Synonyms

film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show, photoplay

Scrabble Score: 10

movie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
movie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
movie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

movie: valid Words With Friends Word