- theater
- noun1. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented (Freq. 7)-
the house was full
• Topics: ↑dramaturgy, ↑dramatic art, ↑dramatics, ↑theatre• Hyponyms:↑arena theater, ↑theater in the round, ↑cinema, ↑movie theater, ↑movie theatre, ↑movie house, ↑picture palace, ↑dinner theater, ↑dinner theatre, ↑home theater, ↑home theatre, ↑little theater, ↑little theatre, ↑music hall, ↑vaudeville theater, ↑vaudeville theatre, ↑opera, ↑opera house• Part Meronyms:↑box office, ↑ticket office, ↑ticket booth, ↑circle, ↑dress circle, ↑dressing room, ↑greenroom, ↑orchestra, ↑orchestra pit, ↑pit, ↑parquet, ↑parquet circle, ↑parterre, ↑stage, ↑standing room, ↑theater stage, ↑theatre stage, ↑tiered seat2. the art of writing and producing plays (Freq. 3)• Syn: ↑dramaturgy, ↑dramatic art, ↑dramatics, ↑theatre• Derivationally related forms: ↑theatrical, ↑dramaturgic (for: ↑dramaturgy), ↑dramaturgical (for: ↑dramaturgy)• Members of this Topic:↑upstage, ↑downstage, ↑amphitheater, ↑amphitheatre, ↑closed-circuit television, ↑theatre, ↑house, ↑dramatic irony, ↑flies, ↑seat, ↑place, ↑ticket agent, ↑booking clerk, ↑act, ↑play, ↑roleplay, ↑playact, ↑stooge, ↑enter, ↑support, ↑star, ↑appear, ↑co-star, ↑overact, ↑ham it up, ↑ham, ↑overplay, ↑underact, ↑underplay• Hypernyms: ↑communication, ↑communicating• Hyponyms: ↑stage• Part Meronyms: ↑dramatic composition, ↑dramatic work3. a region in which active military operations are in progress-the army was in the field awaiting action
-he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
• Syn: ↑field, ↑field of operations, ↑theater of operations, ↑theatre, ↑theatre of operations• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine• Hypernyms: ↑region• Part Holonyms: ↑theater of war, ↑theatre of war• Part Meronyms: ↑combat zone, ↑combat area
Useful english dictionary. 2012.