the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale |
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept |
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) | the visual percept of a region |
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground | a subdivision of an act of a play or performance |
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused | a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film |
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) | an incident (real or imaginary) |
a rational motive for a belief or action | the place where some action occurs |
the solid part of the earth's surface | the context and environment in which something is set |
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | a situation treated as an observable object |
a relation that provides the foundation for something | a display of bad temper |
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface | |