scriptnoun
uk/skrɪpt/us/skrɪpt/script noun (FOR FILM, ETC.)
B2 [ C ] the words of a film, play, broadcast, or speech:
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- Two writers collaborated on the script for the movie.
- During certain scenes of the play there isn't any script and the actors just improvise.
- The script and the acting are both superb.
- He's written the script for a number of successful movies.
- It's a great idea for a show but the script lacks a little sparkle.
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- bill
- billing
- bit part
- cameo
- cast
- casting couch
- dame
- dialogue
- dramatis personae
- dramatize
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- walk-on part
- write sb out of sth
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script noun (WRITING)
C2 [ U ] a set of letters used for writing a particular language:
[ C or U ] writing, especially when well-formed:
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Lettering & alphabets
- ABC
- camel case
- character
- copperplate
- cuneiform
- cursive
- Cyrillic
- hand-lettered
- hieroglyph
- ideogram
- incapping
- initial
- kanji
- letter
- notation
- penmanship
- phonetic
- rune
- stenography
- upper case
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script noun (COMPUTER)
[ C or U ] specialized computing a type of language for programming computers that is used for finding and showing websites on the internet
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Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- alpha
- analytics
- backup software
- CD-RW
- compile
- killer app
- lisp
- LMS
- low-level language
- macro
- mashup
- patch
- shortcut
- systems analyst
- virtual memory
- worm
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script noun (EXAM)
[ C ] UK an answer paper written by a student in an exam:
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Exams, tests & exercises
- achievement test
- AP
- cloze test
- comprehension
- entrance exam
- exercise
- fail
- flunk
- IB
- IELTS
- invigilate
- mock
- oral
- prelim
- resat
- resit
- road test
- sit
- TOEFL
- trial
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script noun (FOR MEDICINE)
[ C ] Australian English a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs
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Medicine in different forms
- anesthetic
- bolus
- counter
- dose
- drug
- hormone replacement therapy
- injection
- medicate
- medicinal
- meds
- ointment
- pharma
- placebo
- preparation
- radiotherapy
- restorative
- Rx
- tonic
- topical
- vial
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scriptverb [ T ]
ukusto write the words of a film, play, broadcast, or speech:
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- bill
- billing
- bit part
- cameo
- cast
- casting couch
- dame
- dialogue
- dramatis personae
- dramatize
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- walk-on part
- write sb out of sth
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