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- movers and shakers/ˌmuːvəz ən ˈʃeɪkəz/People who have power and influence in a particular field; those who initiate significant change and action.plural-nounC1
- movie/ˈmuːvi/A recording of moving images that tells a story and is shown in a cinema or on television.nounHigh
- movie camera/ˈmuːvi ˌkæm(ə)rə/A device used to record moving pictures onto film or, in modern usage, digitally.nounB1
- movie film/ˈmuːvi/A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television.nounA1
- movie theater/ˈmuː.vi ˌθɪə.tər/A building where films are shown to the public on a large screen.nounhigh
- moviedom/ˈmuːv.idəm/The entire world of motion pictures, filmmaking, and the movie industry; the collective domain of cinema.nounC2 (Very Rare, specialized)
- moviegoing/ˈmuː.viˌɡəʊ.ɪŋ/The activity or practice of going to a cinema to watch films.adjectivenounMedium
- movieland/ˈmuːvɪland/A term referring to the world or industry of the cinema and film production, often with a focus on Hollywood or its culture.nounLow (C1/C2)
- moviemaker/ˈmuː.viˌmeɪ.kə/A person who makes films, especially as a director or producer.nounB2
- movieoke/ˈmuː.viˌəʊ.ki/An activity in which participants perform a scene or monologue from a film, often with a recording playing the original audio in the background, similar to karaoke but for movies.nounLow
- movietone/ˈmuːvɪtəʊn/A proprietary name for a system of sound-on-film used for motion pictures, historically significant as an early method of synchronizing recorded sound with film.nounVery Low / Historical
- moving average/ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/A statistical calculation used to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set, commonly employed to smooth out short-term fluctuations and reveal longer-term trends.nounMedium
- moving picture/ˌmuːvɪŋ ˈpɪktʃə(r)/A film, movie; a story or event recorded as a series of images to be shown on a screen.nounLow
- moving sidewalk/ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈsaɪdwɔːk/A slow, motorized conveyor belt for pedestrians, typically installed in large public transport hubs or shopping centres.nounB2
- moving staircase/ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈsteəkeɪs/A power-driven set of stairs in a continuous loop, used for transporting people between different floors of a building.nounLow
- moving target indicator/ˌmuːvɪŋ ˈtɑːɡɪt ˈɪndɪkeɪtə/A specific technical system (especially in radar) that identifies and tracks objects in motion while filtering out stationary background clutter.nounLow (Technical); Low-Mid (Metaphorical)
- moving van/ˈmuːvɪŋ væn/A large motor vehicle, typically a truck, specially equipped for transporting household furniture and possessions from one residence to another.nounB1
- moving violation/ˈmuːvɪŋ ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən/A traffic offense that occurs while a vehicle is in motion.nounC1-C2 (Low frequency outside specific legal/administrative contexts in the US)
- moviola/ˌməʊ.viˈəʊ.lə/A trademarked device used in film editing to view and synchronize picture and sound.nounLow
- mow/məʊ/to cut down grass or a cereal crop with a scythe or machine.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveMedium
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