Stage - English meaning

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

noun

A protective garment worn over the front of one's clothes and tied at the back.

Usage examples:

A striped butcher's apron

noun

A garment tied about the waist and worn to protect clothing

noun

A piece of clothing worn over the front of other clothes to keep them clean when doing a dirty or messy job, esp. cooking

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

A low platform for a lectern or throne.

Usage examples:

The gazes of all in the room followed lamar as she ascended the steps of the dais and stood in fron…

noun

A midwife or wet nurse.

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

An enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.

Usage examples:

The boat nosed up to a dock

verb

(of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf.

Usage examples:

The ship docked at southampton

noun

The solid bony or fleshy part of an animal's tail, excluding the hair.

Usage examples:

Jason grabbed the towels and spread them at the dog's tail and dock.

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

noun

The main stand, usually roofed, commanding the best view for spectators at racecourses or sports grounds.

Usage examples:

The flags are flying proudly at york racecourse after a new grandstand was officially handed over t…

verb

Behave in a showy or ostentatious manner in an attempt to attract favourable attention from spectators or the media.

Usage examples:

He grandstanded about how we were jeopardizing national security

noun

A large area containing many seats arranged in rising rows, sometimes covered by a roof, from which people can watch sports or other events

adjective

Happening or coming immediately.

Usage examples:

The offence justified instant dismissal

noun

A precise moment of time.

Usage examples:

Come here this instant!

noun

A particular point in events or time.

Usage examples:

It is difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn can be sustained

noun

A particular point in time or stage in a series of events

Usage examples:

Negotiations are at a critical juncture.

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

A very brief period of time.

Usage examples:

She was silent for a moment before replying

verb

Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).

Usage examples:

He mounted the steps

noun

A backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.

Usage examples:

A decorated photograph mount

noun

A mountain or hill (archaic except in place names).

Usage examples:

Mount etna

verb

Carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).

Usage examples:

I have my duties to perform

verb

Get done

verb

To do an action or piece of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] the operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia., [ i ] the car perform…

noun

A length or portion of time.

Usage examples:

He had long periods of depression

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of a past historical time, especially in style or design.

Usage examples:

An attractive and beautifully modernized period house

noun

A distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development.

Usage examples:

The final phases of the war

verb

Carry out (something) in gradual stages.

Usage examples:

The work is being phased over a number of years

noun

Any stage in a series of events or in a process of development

Usage examples:

The project is only in its first phase of planning, so we haven’t yet established the cost.

noun

A raised level surface on which people or things can stand.

Usage examples:

There are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm

noun

A flat, raised area or structure

Usage examples:

We waited on the platform for the train to arrive from boston., he campaigned on a platform of redu…

noun

A particular computer technology that can be used with some types of software programs but not with others

Usage examples:

Companies are creating standard platforms to collect and process massive amounts of data., a comput…

noun

A small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra.

Usage examples:

He was at the podium facing an expectant conference crowd

verb

(of a competitor in a sporting event) finish first, second, or third, so as to appear on a podium to receive an award.

Usage examples:

Older riders who expected to podium may find themselves racing against other riders who are years y…

noun

A small, low box or stage that someone stands on in order to be seen by a group of people, esp. to speak or conduct music

Usage examples:

The conductor mounted the podium.

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

Usage examples:

The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

adjective

In a particular place.

Usage examples:

A doctor must be present at the ringside

noun

The period of time now occurring.

Usage examples:

They are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present

verb

Give or award formally or ceremonially.

Usage examples:

The duke presented certificates to the men

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

noun

A raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.

Usage examples:

Many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits

noun

A raised place in a church, with steps leading up to it, from which a minister or priest speaks

collocation

Put clothing on one's body

phrasal verb

Place a garment, piece of jewellery, etc. on part of one's body.

Usage examples:

Julie had put on a cotton dress

phrasal verb

Cause a device to operate.

Usage examples:

Shall i put the light on?

verb

Provide or give (a service, help, etc.).

Usage examples:

Money serves as a reward for services rendered

noun

A first coat of plaster applied to a brick or stone surface.

Usage examples:

Set stainless steel beads in position and apply scratch coat render at a thickness of 6/8mm.

verb

Give or supply

noun

A raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra.

Usage examples:

Speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum

noun

A podium

noun

A box or crate used as a makeshift stand by a public speaker.

Usage examples:

A soapbox orator

noun

A rough wooden box or any raised, temporary surface for people to stand on while making informal public speeches

noun

The method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance.

Usage examples:

The quality of staging and design

verb

Present a performance of (a play or other show).

Usage examples:

The show is being staged at the grand opera house in belfast

noun

The performance of a play or show

Usage examples:

The theater produced the first staging of any of eugene o’neill’s works.

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Usage examples:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

Usage examples:

The party's tough stand on immigration

verb

Be standing; be upright

noun

An act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running.

Usage examples:

Ron took a step back

verb

Lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position.

Usage examples:

Claudia tried to step back

combining form

Denoting a relationship resulting from a remarriage.

Usage examples:

Stepmother

noun

The bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down.

Usage examples:

In addition the tree covered quite a large area which, once the stump has been ground out and the s…

verb

(of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle.

Usage examples:

Education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions

noun

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Usage examples:

Travel through space and time

verb

Plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done.

Usage examples:

The first track race is timed for 11.15

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Usage examples:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …

noun

An official in ancient rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.

Usage examples:

Frustrated there, he ran for tribune of the people and was elected for 133.

noun

An apse in a basilica.

Usage examples:

However the view of the tribune of s. maria maggiore was already shown in plate 122.

noun

Used in the titles of some newspapers

Usage examples:

The new york tribune