big-screen tˈv

  • 1big screen — noun The cinema, as opposed to television • • • Main Entry: ↑big * * * informal the movies the play was adapted for the big screen * * * noun the big screen : movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television …

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  • 2big screen — n the big screen the cinema, rather than the television or theatre on the big screen ▪ She was last seen on the big screen in the comedy Jawbreaker …

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  • 3big-screen — bigˈ screen adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑big * * * adj, always used before a noun 1 : relating to movies or the movie industry She worked on the novel s big screen adaptation. 2 : having a large screen a big screen television …

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  • 4big screen — N SING: the N When people talk about the big screen, they are referring to films that are made for cinema rather than for television. She returns to the big screen to play Candy s overbearing mother, Rose. Ant: small screen …

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  • 5big screen — noun Date: 1969 the motion picture medium often as contrasted to television < a story adapted for the big screen > • big screen adjective …

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  • 6big screen — noun the big screen the cinema, rather than the television or theatre: His first big screen part was in a 1957 horror movie, The Count …

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  • 7big screen — noun A surface upon which films are projected, and, by extension, films themselves. You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect. Ant: small screen …

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  • 8big-screen — adjective see big screen …

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  • 9big-screen — adj. Big screen is used with these nouns: ↑version …

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  • 10big screen, the — noun the movies, especially when considered in relation to television …

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