stage
Noun
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subtypes:
- diakinesis - the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
- diplotene - the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
- leptotene - the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
- pachytene - the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
- phase of cell division - a stage in meiosis or mitosis
- zygotene - the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
- anal phase, anal stage - (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
- genital phase, genital stage - (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
- latency period, latency phase, latency stage - (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
- oral phase, oral stage - (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
- phallic phase, phallic stage - (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
- chapter - any distinct period in history or in a person's life
- 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
- 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)
- 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); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear
- luteal phase, secretory phase - the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
- generation - a stage of technological development or innovation
- apogee, culmination - a final climactic stage
- seedtime - any time of new development
- safe period - that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
same as: phase -
is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributessubtypes:
- ladder - ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- extent - the point or degree to which something extends
- end point, resultant - the final point in a process
- living standards, standard of life, standard of living - a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
- plane - a level of existence or development
- 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; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance
- quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
- climax - the most severe stage of a disease
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is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surfacesubtypes:
- downstage - the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
- mise en scene, setting, stage setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- apron, forestage, proscenium - 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
- backstage, offstage, wing - a stage area out of sight of the audience
has:- upstage - the rear part of the stage
- right stage, stage right - the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience
- left stage, stage left - the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
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is a type of: dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays
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is a type of: coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driversame as: stagecoach
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subtypes: fare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the sameis a part of: journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anothersame as: leg
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is a type of: scene - the place where some action occurs
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is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surfacesame as: microscope stage
Verb
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referred to in: performing arts - arts or skills that require public performanceis a type of: re-create - create anew
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subtypes:same as: arrange
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- Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
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- Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
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