| NOUN | location | scene | the place where some action occurs |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | scene | an incident (real or imaginary) | |
| cognition | scene, view, aspect, prospect, vista, panorama | the visual percept of a region | |
| communication | scene, shot | a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film | |
| state | scene, picture | a situation treated as an observable object | |
| communication | scene | a subdivision of an act of a play | |
| state | scene, fit, tantrum, conniption | a display of bad temper | |
| artifact | scene, view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept | |
| location | scene, setting | the context and environment in which something is set | |
| artifact | scene, scenery | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale |
| Sounds | siy'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... | |
| Meaning | The place where some action occurs. | |
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| Example | "the police returned to the scene of the crime" | |
| Narrower | darkness, dark, shadow | An unilluminated area |
| field of honor | The scene of a duel | |
| light | An illuminated area | |
| stage | Any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something | |
| venue, locale, locus | The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | |
| Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| Spanish | escena, escenario | |
| Catalan | escena | |
| Meaning | An incident (real or imaginary). | |
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| Example | "their parting was a sad scene" | |
| Broader | incident | A single distinct event |
| Spanish | escena | |
| Catalan | escena | |
| Meaning | The visual percept of a region. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | view, aspect, prospect, vista, panorama | |
| Narrower | background, ground | The part of a scene (or picture / picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground |
| coast | The area within view | |
| exposure | aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces | |
| foreground | The part of a scene that is near the viewer | |
| glimpse | A brief or incomplete view | |
| middle distance | The part of a scene between the foreground and the background | |
| side view | A view from the side of something | |
| tableau | Any dramatic scene | |
| Broader | visual percept, visual image | A percept that arises from the eyes |
| Spanish | aspecto, escena, panorama, perspectiva, vista | |
| Catalan | escena, panorama, perspectiva, vista | |
| Adjectives | scenic | used of locations |
| Meaning | A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film. | |
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| Synonym | shot | |
| Part of | movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick | A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement |
| Narrower | outtake | A scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film |
| Broader | photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic | A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide |
| Spanish | escena, fotograma | |
| Catalan | escena, fotograma | |
| Meaning | A situation treated as an observable object. | |
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| Example | "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" | |
| Synonym | picture | |
| Broader | situation, state of affairs | The general state of things |
| Spanish | cuadro, escena | |
| Catalan | escena | |
| Meaning | A subdivision of an act of a play. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the first act has three scenes" | |
| Part of | act | A subdivision of a play or opera or ballet |
| Broader | dramatic composition, dramatic work | A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. |
| Spanish | escena | |
| Catalan | escena | |
| Meaning | A display of bad temper. | |
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| Example | "he made a scene" | |
| Synonyms | fit, tantrum, conniption | |
| Broader | bad temper, ill temper | A persisting angry mood |
| Spanish | basca, berrinche, cortón, pataleta, perra, rabieta, verraquera | |
| Catalan | enrabiada, rebequeria | |
| Meaning | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he painted scenes from everyday life" | |
| Synonym | view | |
| Parts | subject, content, depicted object | Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation |
| Broader | graphic art | The arts of drawing or painting or printmaking |
| Spanish | escena, perspectiva, visión, vista | |
| Catalan | escena, panorama, vista | |
| Meaning | The context and environment in which something is set. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | setting | |
| Narrower | scenario | A setting for a work of art or literature |
| Broader | environment, environs, surroundings, surround | The area in which something exists or lives |
| Meaning | The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they worked all night painting the scenery" | |
| Synonym | scenery | |
| Narrower | backdrop, background, backcloth | scenery hung at back of stage |
| flat | scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas | |
| masking piece, masking | scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen | |
| set piece | A piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting | |
| Broader | stage set, set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production |
| Spanish | decorado, escena, escenario | |
| Catalan | decorat, escenari | |
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