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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | platform |
| Synonyms: | bench, podium, rostrum, seat, stage, table, terrace |
| Notes: | a lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a platform for several people is a dais, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more |
| Main Entry: | podium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure from which speakers orate |
| Synonyms: | dais, platform, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, stump |
| Notes: | a lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a platform for several people is a dais, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more |
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater platform; theater life |
| Synonyms: | Broadway, arena, boards, dais, drama, footlights, frame, legit, limelight, mise-en-scène, off-Broadway, play, scaffold, scaffolding, scene, scenery, set, setting, show biz, show business, spotlight, stage set, staging, theater |
Example Sentences
- From the galleries the low red-gray marble dais was plain and unimposing, apparently without decoration.
- The serving of bread and wine was limited to the dais and tables one to five.
- They stood on the dais and in the clubhouse and on the field, and each time they offered guarded compliments.
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | base, stage |
| Synonyms: | board, booth, bracket, counter, dais, frame, gantry, grandstand, place, platform, rack, rank, staging, stall, station, support, table |
| Main Entry: | rostrum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | platform |
| Synonyms: | dais, lectern, podium, pulpit, reading stand, soapbox, stage |
| Main Entry: | rostrum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | podium |
| Synonyms: | dais, lectern, platform, pulpit, stage |
| Main Entry: | scaffold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage |
| Synonyms: | arena, boards, dais, frame, lscenery, platform, scaffolding, set, setting, stage set |
| Main Entry: | scaffolding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage |
| Synonyms: | arena, boards, dais, frame, lscenery, platform, scaffold, set, setting, stage set |
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