stage
leg | a section or portion of a journey or course, then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise |
| fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
stage dancing
choreography | a show involving artistic dancing |
business stage business
byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect, his business with the cane was hilarious |
initial public offering
IPO
initial offering | a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public |
bandstand
outdoor stage
stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
| landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
mise en scene
stage setting
setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience, he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box |
| stage microscope stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination |
stagecoach
stage | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns, we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles |
| stage door | an entrance to the backstage area of theater, used by performers and other theater personnel |
stage set
set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production, the sets were meticulously authentic |
theater stage
theatre stage | a stage in a theater on which actors can perform |
| thrust stage | a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides |
| stage effect | a special effect created on the stage |
| stage name | the pseudonym of an actor |
| stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
| initial | the first letter of a word (especially a person's name), he refused to put the initials FRS after his name |
| stage | the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'), an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage |
alliteration
initial rhyme
beginning rhyme
head rhyme | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse, around the rock the ragged rascal ran |
| stage whisper | a loud whisper that can be overheard, on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast |
end
last
final stage | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence, the end was exciting, I had to miss the last of the movie |
| stage fright | fear that affects a person about to face an audience |
| stage crew | crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production |
center stage
centre stage | the central area on a theater stage |
stage right
right stage | the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience |
stage left
left stage | the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience |
| stage | any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something, All the world's a stage--Shakespeare, it set the stage for peaceful negotiations |
| stage director | someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show |
stagehand
stage technician | an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production |
stage manager
stager | someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed |
degree level
stage
point | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process, a remarkable degree of frankness, at what stage are the social sciences? |
center stage
centre stage | a position of prominence or importance |
anal stage
anal phase | (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned |
genital stage
genital phase | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence, interest focuses on sexual activity |
latency stage
latency phase
latency period | (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age or until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities |
oral stage
oral phase | (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development, the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting |
phallic stage
phallic phase | (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure |
phase
stage | any distinct time period in a sequence of events, we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected |
| initial | mark with one's initials |
| stage arrange | plan, organize, and carry out (an event), the neighboring tribe staged an invasion |
| stage direct | direct for the stage |
stage
present
represent b | perform (a play), especially on a stage, we are going to stage `Othello' |
take the stage
take stage | attract attention onto oneself |
| stage-struck | infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act |
| initial | occurring at the beginning, took the initial step toward reconciliation |