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