theater |
a building or outdoor structure where plays, movies, concerts, and other performing arts are presented. [5 definitions] |
theater-in-the-round |
see "arena theater." |
theater of the absurd |
a form of avant-garde theatrical production that stresses the individual's isolation in a meaningless or bizarre world. |
theatrical |
of or relating to dramatic performance or the theater. [3 definitions] |
theatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the method and art of staging theatrical productions. [2 definitions] |
thebe |
the smaller monetary unit of Botswana. (Cf. pula.) |
The Beatles |
an English rock group from 1962 to 1970 that achieved an unprecedented level of popularity and has sold over one billion records. |
the bends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a serious, sometimes fatal condition of divers who ascend too rapidly, resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the bloodstream; decompression sickness. |
the blue |
the sky. [3 definitions] |
theca |
in biology, a case, covering, or sac that encloses an organ, part, or entire organism, such as the horny covering of an insect pupa or the spore case of a moss capsule. |
The Canterbury Tales |
an unfinished series of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the fourteenth century. |
the chase |
hunting, esp. as a sport or profession. [2 definitions] |
the die is cast |
a decision has been made and will not be reversed. |
thee |
the objective case of thou (used chiefly in earlier literature and religious writing); you. |
the few |
the minority of people, or the elite group within a group. |
theft |
the act or an instance of stealing; thievery. |
The Gambia |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast, surrounded by Senegal. [2 definitions] |
the goods |
(informal) evidence of wrongdoing. |
the gory details |
(informal) all the details, esp. unpleasant or sensational ones. |
The Hague |
the seat of government and site of the monarch's residence in the Netherlands. (Cf. Amsterdam.) |
The Iliad |
an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that narrates the ten-year siege of Troy by the Greeks. |