Definition

Noun: 1. A motion picture; a movie: A form of entertainment or artistic medium that tells a story or presents a narrative through a sequence of moving images, typically shown in a theater or cinema. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage

The term "picture show" is used to refer to a film or movie. It is a somewhat dated or informal term, often associated with early to mid-20th century usage. It can refer to the film itself or the event of watching it in a theater. - It functions as a countable noun. - It is often used with verbs like go to, see, watch, or put on.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The whole town turned out for the Saturday night picture show.
  • When I was a child, my grandfather would take me to the picture show every weekend.
  • They're putting on an old picture show at the community center.

Advanced Usage

• "The pictures": In some dialects, especially British English, "the pictures" is a common colloquial term for the cinema or movies. "Picture show" is a related, slightly more formal variant.
  • Let's go to the pictures tonight.
• The term can evoke a sense of nostalgia or a bygone era of entertainment.

Variants and Related Words

• Motion picture: A more formal term for a film.
• Movie: The most common modern synonym.
• Film: A common synonym, often used in more formal or artistic contexts.
• Cinema: Can refer to the art form, the industry, or a movie theater.
• Flick: A very informal, slang term for a movie.

Synonyms

• Movie
• Film
• Motion picture
• Flick (informal)

Idioms and Phrases

• Go to the picture show: To go to the cinema to watch a movie.
  • We used to go to the picture show every Friday after school.

Noun

1. 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
   • the film was shot on location