stage

1. Any distinct time period in a sequence of events (synset 115315573)
   "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
   is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
   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
2. A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (synset 113962925)
   "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
   is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: degree, level, point
3. A large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience (synset 104303700)
   "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
   is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surface
   subtypes:

   • 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
   is a part of: house, theater, theatre - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
4. The theater as a profession (usually `the stage') (synset 107019828)
   "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
   is a type of: dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays
5. A large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns (synset 104304236)
   "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles"
   is a type of: coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
   same as: stagecoach
6. A section or portion of a journey or course (synset 100307726)
   "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
   is a type of: travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another
   subtypes: fare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
   is a part of: journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
   same as: leg
7. Any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something (synset 108664141)
   "All the world's a stage"; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations"
   is a type of: scene - the place where some action occurs
8. A small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination (synset 104304087)
   is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surface
   same as: microscope stage

1. Perform (a play), especially on a stage (synset 201715304)
   "we are going to stage `Othello'"
   referred to in: performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
   is a type of: re-create - create anew
   subtypes: localise, localize, place, set - locate
   same as: present, represent
2. Plan, organize, and carry out (an event) (synset 201651668)
   "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
   is a type of: initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
   subtypes:

   • dogfight - arrange for an illegal dogfight
   • tee up - make detailed arrangements or preparations
   • phase - arrange in phases or stages
   same as: arrange

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