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stage
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- pronunciation:
- steIj
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a raised platform; scaffold.
Once the stages were built, the work on the upper masonry began.- synonyms:
- platform, podium, rostrum, scaffold
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definition 2: |
a platform upon which lectures, music, or theatrical productions are performed.
In the first scene of the play, there are only two actors on the stage.
- synonyms:
- dais, podium, rostrum
- similar words:
- arena, platform
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definition 3: |
the profession of acting in the theater (prec. by "the").
The stage had been her life, and adjusting to retirement was difficult.- synonyms:
- acting, footlights
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definition 4: |
a period or phase in the progression or development of something.
Back pain is not uncommon in the final stage of pregnancy.Adolescence is a stage between childhood and adulthood.
- synonyms:
- level, phase
- similar words:
- chapter, degree, mode, state, step
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definition 5: |
a resting or stopping place during the course of a journey.
They got out of the coach and rested at each stage during their journey. |
definition 6: |
the distance between two such resting places.
The first stage of the journey was twenty miles.- synonyms:
- lap, leg
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definition 7: |
a shortened form of "stagecoach."
The stage was due to arrive in town by noon. |
related words: |
age, arena, grade, jump, lap, notch, phase, plane, point, position, term, theater, time |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stages, staging, staged |
definition 1: |
to perform or exhibit on or as on a stage.
The repertory theater group will be staging two plays by Shakespeare this year.The drama teacher stages a talent show for the high school students every spring.The playwright was delighted that the producer finally agreed to stage her play.- synonyms:
- enact, perform
- similar words:
- dramatize, mount, put on, represent
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definition 2: |
to cause to be performed on the stage in a particular way.
It's the same play as they've performed before, but it's being staged very differently this year. |
definition 3: |
to cause to take place, as an event or performance for public viewing.
Animal rights activists will be staging a demonstration outside the research facility on Saturday.- synonyms:
- present, produce, put on
- similar words:
- mount
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definition 4: |
to present (something) to others in order to create a particular impression or illusion.
The friendly handshake between the two leaders was staged for the photograph.The movement of the tanks was staged to fool the enemy; in fact, the tanks were not even real. |
related words: |
act, offer, produce, represent |
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