a section or portion of a journey or course | the act of accelerating; increasing the speed |
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience | the process of showing signs of life |
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus |
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination | |
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') | |
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something | |
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | |
any distinct time period in a sequence of events | |