noun
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Synonyms
Examples
- we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
noun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Synonyms
Examples
- a remarkable degree of frankness
- at what stage are the social sciences?
noun
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
Examples
- he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box
noun
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
Examples
- an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage
noun
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
Synonyms
Examples
- we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles
noun
a section or portion of a journey or course
Synonyms
Examples
- then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
noun
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
Examples
- All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare
- it set the stage for peaceful negotiations
noun
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
Synonyms
microscope stage
verb
perform (a play), especially on a stage
Synonyms
Examples
- we are going to stage `Othello'
verb
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
Synonyms
Examples
- the neighboring tribe staged an invasion