background scenery

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• scenery — ► NOUN 1) the natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance. 2) the painted background used to represent a place on a stage or film set …   English terms dictionary

• scenery — noun 1) the beautiful scenery of the Rockies Syn: landscape, countryside, country, terrain, topography, setting, surroundings, environment; view, vista, panorama; cityscape, townscape, roofscape; riverscape, seascape, waters …   Thesaurus of popular words

• background — I. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1672 1. a. the scenery or ground behind something b. the part of a painting representing what lies behind objects in the foreground 2. an inconspicuous position 3. a. the conditions that form the setting… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• background — Synonyms and related words: action, agora, amphitheater, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, arena, argument, athletic field, atmosphere, auditorium, back, backdrop, background detail, backstage, bear garden, behind the scenes,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• scenery — /see neuh ree/, n., pl. sceneries. 1. the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape. 2. hangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative… …   Universalium

• scenery — sce|ne|ry [ˈsi:nəri] n [U] 1.) the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc ▪ The best part of the trip was the fantastic scenery. 2.) the painted background, furniture etc used… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scenery — scen|er|y [ sin(ə)ri ] noun uncount * 1. ) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place: Switzerland has some spectacular scenery. 2. ) the furniture and painted background on a theater stage …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scenery — noun 1》 the natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance, especially when picturesque. 2》 the painted background used to represent the fictional surroundings on a stage or film set. Phrases chew the scenery informal,… …   English new terms dictionary

• scenery — noun (U) 1 the natural features of a particular part of a country, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc: The best part of the trip was the scenery. It was fantastic. 2 the painted background, furniture etc used on a theatre stage …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• scenery */ — UK [ˈsiːnərɪ] / US [ˈsɪn(ə)rɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place Switzerland has some spectacular scenery. 2) theatre the furniture and painted background on a theatre… …   English dictionary

• scenery — [ˈsiːnəri] noun [U] 1) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place Switzerland has some spectacular scenery.[/ex] 2) the furniture and painted background on a theatre stage …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English