film vs reel

film and reel both are nouns.

film and reel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
film	Yes	No	Yes	No
reel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reel is a hyponym of film; that is, reel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than film:

film: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
reel: a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

Other hyponyms of film include footage, microfilm, cine-film, motion-picture film, movie film, negative, orthochromatic film, panchromatic film, positive, roll, roll film, episode, sequence, X-ray film, film clip.

film (noun)	reel (noun)
a thin coating or layer	a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies	an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things	a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
a medium that disseminates moving pictures	winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement	a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
	music composed for dancing a reel

film (verb)	reel (verb)
make a film or photograph of something	wind onto or off a reel
record in film	walk as if unable to control one's movements
	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

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