NOUN | group | grandstand | the audience at a stadium or racetrack |
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artifact | grandstand, covered stand | a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof | |
VERB | creation | grandstand | perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause |
Sounds | grae'ndstae.nd; grae'nstae.nd | |
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Rhymes | ampersand ... woodland: 90 rhymes with aend... |
Meaning | The audience at a stadium or racetrack. | |
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Broader | audience | A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance |
Spanish | graderías, tribuna | |
Catalan | tribuna |
Meaning | A stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof. | |
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Synonym | covered stand | |
Parts | box seat | A special seat in a theater or grandstand box |
Broader | stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch / watch an event (game / game or parade) |
Spanish | tribuna | |
Catalan | tribuna |
Meaning | Perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "She never misses a chance to grandstand" | |
Category | performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
Broader | perform | Give a performance (of something) |
Nouns | grandstander | someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand |
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