a section or portion of a journey or course | the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something |
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience | drawing of an exterior of a structure |
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) |
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination | (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump |
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') | the event of something being raised upward |
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something | a raised or elevated geological formation |
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) |
any distinct time period in a sequence of events | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development |