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Scene

The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.

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Broader term 13

Area 76% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Country 76% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Environment 76% connected

Act of environing; state of being environed.

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Environs 76% connected

The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town.

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Exposure 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Incident 76% connected

Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.

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Photo 76% connected

A contraction of Photograph.

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Photograph 76% connected

A picture or likeness obtained by photography.

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Pic 76% connected

A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.

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Picture 76% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Situation 76% connected

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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Surround 76% connected

To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

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Narrower term 19

Background 76% connected

Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

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Coast 76% connected

The side of a thing.

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Dark 76% connected

Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…

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Darkness 76% connected

The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.

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Exposure 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Flat 76% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Foreground 76% connected

On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and…

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Glimpse 76% connected

A sudden flash; transient luster.

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Ground 76% connected

of Grind

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Light 76% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Locale 76% connected

A place, spot, or location.

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Locus 76% connected

A place; a locality.

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Masking 76% connected

of Mask

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Outtake 76% connected

Except.

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Scenario 76% connected

A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera.

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Shadow 76% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Stage 76% connected

A floor or story of a house.

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Tableau 76% connected

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.

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Venue 76% connected

A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid.

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Derivationally related 2

Scenic 74% connected

Alt. of Scenical

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Scenic 74% connected

Alt. of Scenical

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Containing whole 5

Act 70% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Film 70% connected

A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.

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Flick 70% connected

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

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Pic 70% connected

A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.

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Picture 70% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Component part 2

Content 70% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Subject 70% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Synonym 11

Aspect 92% connected

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.

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Fit 92% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Panorama 92% connected

A complete view in every direction.

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Picture 92% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Prospect 92% connected

That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.

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Scenery 92% connected

Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action…

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Setting 92% connected

of Set

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Shot 92% connected

of Shoot

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Tantrum 92% connected

A whim, or burst of ill-humor; an affected air.

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View 92% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Vista 92% connected

A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or o…

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