rehearsal
/rɪˈhəːs(ə)l
/noun
1A practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance: rehearsals for the opera season...
- At other times, the men came together only for sounds checks, rehearsals and a performance.
- It is free for University members to watch both the rehearsals and the performance.
- One of its latest initiatives to take theatre close to the masses is opening up rehearsals to the public.
Synonyms
practice, practice session, try-out, trial performance, read-through, sing-through, walk-through, run-through, going-over, drill
informal dry run
1.1 [mass noun] The action or process of rehearsing: I’ve had a fortnight in rehearsal...
- Caught during a break in rehearsal, they have the air of two people having huge and exhausting fun.
- We spend a lot of time in rehearsal on the floor laughing our heads off, making discoveries, trying things.
- All three plays are now in rehearsal, under the direction of Catherine and Mary.
Rhymes
- chagrin
- chai
- chai latte
- chain
- chain armour
- chain bridge
- chain drive
- chain-driven
- chain gang
- chain gear
- chain gun
- chain harrow
- chain letter
- chain-link
- chain mail
- chain of causation
- chain of command
- chain of ponds
- chainplate
- chain reaction
- chainring
- chainsaw
- chain shot
- Chain, Sir Ernst Boris
- chain-smoke