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| n. (time) | 1. phase, stage | any distinct time period in a sequence of events.; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" |
| ~ diakinesis | the final stage of the prophase of meiosis. |
| ~ diplotene | the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis. |
| ~ leptotene | the first stage of the prophase of meiosis. |
| ~ pachytene | the third stage of the prophase of meiosis. |
| ~ phase of cell division | a stage in meiosis or mitosis. |
| ~ zygotene | the second stage of the prophase of meiosis. |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ anal phase, anal stage | (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned. |
| ~ genital phase, genital stage | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity. |
| ~ latency period, latency phase, latency stage | (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities. |
| ~ oral phase, oral stage | (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting. |
| ~ phallic phase, phallic stage | (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure. |
| ~ chapter | any distinct period in history or in a person's life.; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" |
| ~ incubation | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear. |
| ~ fertile period, fertile phase | the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation). |
| ~ menstrual phase | the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle). |
| ~ musth | an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear.; "the frenzied elephant was in musth" |
| ~ luteal phase, secretory phase | the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins. |
| ~ generation | a stage of technological development or innovation.; "the third generation of computers" |
| ~ apogee, culmination | a final climactic stage.; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" |
| ~ seedtime | any time of new development. |
| ~ safe period | that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation). |
| n. (state) | 2. degree, level, point, stage | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress.; "he climbed the career ladder" |
| ~ acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, elevation, height, pinnacle, superlative, peak, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ extent | the point or degree to which something extends.; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" |
| ~ resultant, end point | the final point in a process. |
| ~ standard of life, standard of living | a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group.; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" |
| ~ plane | a level of existence or development.; "he lived on a worldly plane" |
| ~ state of the art | the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time.; "the state of the art in space travel" |
| ~ ultimacy, ultimateness | the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,.; "the ultimacy of these social values" |
| ~ quickening | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus. |
| ~ climax | the most severe stage of a disease. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience.; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" |
| ~ downstage | the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience). |
| ~ mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| ~ forestage, proscenium, apron | the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain). |
| ~ theater, theatre, house | a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented.; "the house was full" |
| ~ theater stage, theatre stage | a stage in a theater on which actors can perform. |
| ~ upstage | the rear part of the stage. |
| ~ backstage, offstage, wing | a stage area out of sight of the audience. |
| ~ right stage, stage right | the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience. |
| ~ left stage, stage left | the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience. |
| n. (communication) | 4. stage | the theater as a profession (usually `the stage').; "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage" |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. stage, stagecoach | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns.; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" |
| ~ coach-and-four, four-in-hand, coach | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver. |
| n. (act) | 6. leg, stage | a section or portion of a journey or course.; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ journey, journeying | the act of traveling from one place to another. |
| ~ fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same. |
| n. (location) | 7. stage | any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something.; "All the world's a stage"; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations" |
| ~ scene | the place where some action occurs.; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. microscope stage, stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| v. (creation) | 9. present, represent, stage | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ localise, localize, set, place | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| v. (creation) | 10. arrange, stage | plan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ dogfight | arrange for an illegal dogfight. |
| ~ tee up | make detailed arrangements or preparations. |
| ~ phase | arrange in phases or stages.; "phase a withdrawal" |
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