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1. skin, membrane, pellicle, integument, peel, caul; covering, cover, layer, coat, coating, blanket, dusting, sheet; mask, screen, veil, gauze, web, gossamer; scum, foam, froth; slick, oilslick, spill.

2. haze, cloud, mist, blur, milkiness, pearliness, murkiness; vapor, steam, fog, smoke, smog, smoke screen, dust storm.

3. motion picture, movie, Inf. flick, cinema, cinematography, movies, films, pictures, Inf. pix; feature, short, short subject, episode, serial, Inf. chapter; film-strip, slide show, videotape, tape; microform, microfilm, microfiche, fiche, filmcard; Inf. instant replay, Inf. playback; rerun, revival, Inf. oldie.

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4. cover, coat, varnish, glaze, veneer, slick or spill over; shade, mist, shadow, cloud, haze, dull, blur, blear, screen; hide, conceal, mask, veil, shroud, robe; obscure, obfuscate, adumbrate.

5. photograph, put on film, preserve on film, make a movie, do a take, shoot, shoot a scene; videotape, tape, microfilm