NOUN | artifact | scenery, scene | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale |
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location | scenery | the appearance of a place |
Sounds | siy'neriy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale. | |
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Example | "they worked all night painting the scenery" | |
Synonym | scene | |
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 | |
Adjectives | scenic | of or relating to the stage or stage scenery |
Meaning | The appearance of a place. | |
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Narrower | landscape | An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view |
seascape | A view of the sea | |
Broader | vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods | A surrounding or nearby region |
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