English dictionary
scene
/s/i/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the place where some action occurs
ExamplesThe police returned to the scene of the crime.
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an incident (real or imaginary)
ExamplesTheir parting was a sad scene.
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the visual percept of a region
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a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Synonyms shotSource: WordNet 3.0
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a situation treated as an observable object
ExamplesThe religious scene in England has changed in the last century.
Synonyms pictureSource: WordNet 3.0
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a subdivision of an act of a play
ExamplesThe first act has three scenes.
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a display of bad temper
ExamplesHe made a scene.
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graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
ExamplesHe painted scenes from everyday life.
Synonyms viewSource: WordNet 3.0
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the context and environment in which something is set
Synonyms settingSource: WordNet 3.0
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the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
ExamplesThey worked all night painting the scenery.
Synonyms scenerySource: WordNet 3.0
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The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.
Source: webster1913