a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place | a section or portion of a journey or course |
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience |
a table service for one person | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns |
the context and environment in which something is set | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination |
the physical position of something | the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') |
the state of the environment in which a situation exists | any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something |
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
| any distinct time period in a sequence of events |