| NOUN | time | stage, phase | any distinct time period in a sequence of events |
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| state | stage, degree, level, point | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | |
| artifact | stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience | |
| communication | stage | the theater as a profession (usually 'the stage') | |
| artifact | stage, stagecoach | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail / mail on regular routes between towns | |
| act | stage, leg | a section or portion of a journey or course | |
| location | stage | any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something | |
| artifact | stage, microscope stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination | |
| VERB | creation | stage, present, represent | perform (a play) , especially on a stage |
| creation | stage, arrange | plan, organize, and carry out (an event) |
| Sounds | stey'jh | |
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| Rhymes | age ... wage: 25 rhymes with eyjh... | |
| Meaning | Any distinct time period in a sequence of events. | |
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| Example | "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" | |
| Synonym | phase | |
| Narrower | anal stage, anal phase | (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social / social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned |
| apogee, culmination | A final climactic stage | |
| chapter | Any distinct period in history or in a person's life | |
| diakinesis | The final stage of the prophase of meiosis | |
| diplotene | The fourth stage / stage of the prophase of meiosis | |
| fertile period, fertile phase | The time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) | |
| generation | A stage of technological development or innovation | |
| genital stage, genital phase | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence | |
| incubation | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear | |
| latency stage, latency phase, latency period | (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities | |
| leptotene | The first stage of the prophase of meiosis | |
| menstrual phase | The phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle) | |
| musth | An annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants) | |
| oral stage, oral phase | (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development | |
| pachytene | The third stage of the prophase of meiosis | |
| phallic stage, phallic phase | (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure | |
| phase of cell division | A stage in meiosis or mitosis | |
| safe period | That time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) | |
| secretory phase, luteal phase | The second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation | |
| seedtime | Any time of new development | |
| zygotene | The second stage of the prophase of meiosis | |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | estadio, etapa, fase, período | |
| Catalan | estadi, etapa, fase | |
| Meaning | A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. | |
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| Example | "at what stage are the social sciences?" | |
| Synonyms | degree, level, point | |
| Narrower | acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top | The highest level or degree attainable |
| climax | The most severe stage / stage of a disease | |
| extent | The point or degree to which something extends | |
| ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress | |
| plane | A level of existence or development | |
| quickening | The stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus | |
| resultant, end point | The final / final point in a process | |
| standard of living, living standards, standard of life | A level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group | |
| state of the art | The highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time | |
| ultimacy, ultimateness | The state or degree of being ultimate | |
| Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
| Spanish | etapa, fase, grado, nivel, punto, tramo | |
| Catalan | etapa, fase, grau, nivell, punt | |
| Meaning | A large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience. | |
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| Example | "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" | |
| Part of | theater, theatre, house | A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented |
| Parts | stage left, left stage | The part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience |
| stage right, right stage | The part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience | |
| upstage | The rear part of the stage | |
| Narrower | downstage | The front half of the stage (as seen from the audience) |
| mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted | |
| proscenium, apron, forestage | The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | |
| theater stage, theatre stage | A stage in a theater on which actors can perform | |
| wing, offstage, backstage | A stage area out of sight of the audience | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Spanish | escena, escenario | |
| Catalan | escena, escenari, estrada | |
| Verbs | stage | perform (a play) , especially on a stage |
| Meaning | The theater as a profession (usually 'the stage'). | |
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| Example | "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage" | |
| Broader | dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre | The art of writing and producing plays |
| Spanish | escena, teatro | |
| Catalan | escena, teatre | |
| Adjectives | stagy, stagey | having characteristics / characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality |
| Verbs | stage | perform (a play) , especially on a stage |
| Meaning | A large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail / mail on regular routes between towns. | |
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| Example | "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" | |
| Synonym | stagecoach | |
| Broader | coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four | A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
| Spanish | calesa, diligencia | |
| Catalan | diligència | |
| Meaning | A section or portion of a journey or course. | |
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| Example | "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" | |
| Synonym | leg | |
| Part of | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
| Narrower | fare-stage | A section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
| Broader | travel, traveling, travelling | The act of going from one place to another |
| Spanish | etapa, fase | |
| Catalan | etapa | |
| Meaning | Any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something. | |
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| Broader | scene | The place where some action occurs |
| Verbs | stage | plan, organize, and carry out (an event) |
| Meaning | A small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination. | |
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| Synonym | microscope stage | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Spanish | escena, portaobjetos | |
| Catalan | escena, portaobjectes | |
| Meaning | Perform (a play) , especially on a stage. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Did he stage his major works over a short period of time? | |
| Example | "we are going to stage 'Othello'" | |
| Synonyms | present, represent | |
| Category | performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
| Entailed by | cast | select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet |
| Narrower | set, localize, localise, place | Locate |
| Broader | re-create | create anew |
| Spanish | escenificar, montar, poner en escena, presentar, representar | |
| Catalan | escenificar, representar | |
| Nouns | stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience |
| stage | the theater as a profession (usually 'the stage') | |
| stager | someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed | |
| staging | the production of a drama / drama on the stage | |
| Meaning | plan, organize, and carry out (an event). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" | |
| Synonym | arrange | |
| Narrower | dogfight | Arrange for an illegal dogfight / dogfight |
| phase | Arrange in phases or stages | |
| tee up | make detailed arrangements or preparations / preparations | |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | arreglar, escenificar, organizar, realizar | |
| Catalan | arreglar, escenificar | |
| Nouns | stage | any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something |
| stager | someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed | |
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