Stage
nnoun.timeany distinct time period in a sequence of eventsSynset:phase
Examples:- we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
Derivationally Related Form:phase
Hypernyms:period period of time time period
Inherited Hypernyms:phasetime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anal phaseanal stageapogeechapterculminationdiakinesisdiplotenefertile periodfertile phasegenerationgenital phasegenital stageincubationlatency periodlatency phaselatency stageleptoteneluteal phasemenstrual phasemusthoral phaseoral stagepachytenephallic phasephallic stagephase of cell divisionsafe periodsecretory phaseseedtimezygotene
Full Hyponyms:anal stageanaphaseapogeechapterdiakinesisdiplotenefertile periodgenerationgenital stageincubationlatency stageleptotenemenstrual phasemetaphasemusthoral stagepachytenephallic stagephase of cell divisionprophasesafe periodsecretory phaseseedtimetelophasezygotene
nnoun.statea specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a processSynset:degree level point
Examples:- a remarkable degree of frankness
- at what stage are the social sciences?
Hypernyms:state
Inherited Hypernyms:degreestateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acmeclimaxelevationend pointextentheightladderliving standardsmeridianpeakpinnacleplanequickeningresultantstandard of lifestandard of livingstate of the artsummitsuperlativetiptoptopultimacyultimateness
Full Hyponyms:acmeclimaxextentextremityladderplaneprofoundnessquickeningresultantstandard of livingstate of the artultimacy
nnoun.artifacta large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audienceExamples:- he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box
Derivationally Related Form:stage
Part Holonyms:house theater theatre
Hypernyms:platform
Inherited Hypernyms:stageplatformhorizontal surfacesurfaceartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:apronbackstagedownstageforestagemise en sceneoffstageprosceniumsettingstage settingtheater stagetheatre stagewing
Part Meronyms:left stage stage left right stage stage right upstage
Full Hyponyms:boardsdownstagemise en sceneprosceniumtheater stagethrust stagewing
nnoun.communicationthe theater as a profession (usually 'the stage')Examples:- an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage
Derivationally Related Form:stagystagestagey
Hypernyms:dramatic art dramatics dramaturgy theater theatre
Inherited Hypernyms:stagedramaturgycommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between townsSynset:stagecoach
Examples:- we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles
Hypernyms:coach coach-and-four four-in-hand
Inherited Hypernyms:stagecoachcoachcarriagehorse-drawn vehiclewheeled vehiclecontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stagecoachcoachcarriagehorse-drawn vehiclewheeled vehiclevehicleconveyanceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.acta section or portion of a journey or courseSynset:leg
Examples:- then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
Part Holonyms:journey journeying
Hypernyms:travel traveling travelling
Inherited Hypernyms:stagetravelmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fare-stage
nnoun.locationany scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing somethingExamples:- All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare
- it set the stage for peaceful negotiations
Derivationally Related Form:stage
Hypernyms:scene
Inherited Hypernyms:stagescenearearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examinationSynset:microscope stage
Hypernyms:platform
Inherited Hypernyms:stageplatformhorizontal surfacesurfaceartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.creationperform (a play), especially on a stageTopic:performing arts
Synset:present represent
Examples:- we are going to stage 'Othello'
Derivationally Related Form:stagerepresentationstagerpresentmentstaging
Hypernyms:re-create
Inherited Hypernyms:stagere-createmake
Direct Hyponyms:localiselocalizeplaceset
Full Troponyms:set
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: stage, present)
vverb.creationplan, organize, and carry out (an event)Synset:arrange
Examples:- the neighboring tribe staged an invasion
Derivationally Related Form:stagestager
Hypernyms:initiate pioneer
Inherited Hypernyms:stageinitiatecausemake
Direct Hyponyms:dogfightphasetee up
Full Troponyms:dogfightphasetee up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something