What is another word for flicks?

Pronunciation: [flˈɪks] (IPA)

Flicks, a colloquial term for movies, is a word that has several synonyms. One such synonym is cinemas, which can be used interchangeably to refer to a cinema hall or a movie theater. The word films is also a synonym for flicks, and it refers to the celluloid material or digital media that movies are made on. The term motion pictures is another synonym that is used to describe movies, particularly those produced during the early days of film-making. Other synonyms for flicks include pictures, shows, features, and screenings. These terms are used to refer to movies in different contexts, but they all convey the same meaning.

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What are the hypernyms for Flicks?

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Usage examples for Flicks

The question he flung out brought no response, and he recalled with a smile the verse that described his absurd position:- Like a mouse who, lost in wonder, flicks its whiskers at the thunder!
"A Prisoner in Fairyland"
Algernon Blackwood
The fare comes quickly along the court and out at the entry, whose occupants the cabman flicks aside with his whip suggestively.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
To the boy's surprise, the cakes were quite clean, and a few flicks with a wisp of leaves left them as free from sand or ashes as if they had been baked in an oven.
"In the Musgrave Ranges"
Jim Bushman

Famous quotes with Flicks

  • I'm quiet, and I don't enjoy watching horror flicks, so am I like Zeke? No way.
    Josh Hartnett
  • If I had any balls whatsoever, I'd make nothing but Jay and Silent Bob flicks for the rest of my life. However, being a critical whore, I've gotta move on and 'grow' beyond those characters.
    Kevin Smith
  • It is totally incomprehensible as how a filmmaker can cast a female actor taller than a male actor to pair them as love birds in a lead role and then many moviegoers like such flicks.
    Anuj Somany
  • But look — he flicks his hand to the back of his neck. For such gesture one falls hopelessly in love for a lifetime.
    Virginia Woolf

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