scenery

  • 11scenery — noun 1) the beautiful scenery of the Rockies Syn: landscape, countryside, country, terrain, topography, setting, surroundings, environment; view, vista, panorama; cityscape, townscape, roofscape; riverscape, seascape, waters …

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  • 12scenery — noun 1) beautiful scenery Syn: landscape, countryside, country, terrain, setting, surroundings, environment 2) scenery and costumes Syn: set, setting, backdrop …

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  • 13scenery — noun (plural eries) Date: 1770 1. the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage 2. a picturesque view or landscape 3. one s usual surroundings < needed a change of scenery > …

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  • 14scenery — /see neuh ree/, n., pl. sceneries. 1. the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape. 2. hangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative&#8230; …

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  • 15scenery — sce|ne|ry [ˈsi:nəri] n [U] 1.) the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc ▪ The best part of the trip was the fantastic scenery. 2.) the painted background, furniture etc used&#8230; …

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  • 16scenery — scen|er|y [ sin(ə)ri ] noun uncount * 1. ) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place: Switzerland has some spectacular scenery. 2. ) the furniture and painted background on a theater stage …

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  • 17scenery — noun 1》 the natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance, especially when picturesque. 2》 the painted background used to represent the fictional surroundings on a stage or film set. Phrases chew the scenery informal,&#8230; …

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  • 18scenery — noun (U) 1 the natural features of a particular part of a country, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc: The best part of the trip was the scenery. It was fantastic. 2 the painted background, furniture etc used on a theatre stage …

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  • 19scenery */ — UK [ˈsiːnərɪ] / US [ˈsɪn(ə)rɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place Switzerland has some spectacular scenery. 2) theatre the furniture and painted background on a theatre&#8230; …

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  • 20scenery — [ˈsiːnəri] noun [U] 1) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place Switzerland has some spectacular scenery.[/ex] 2) the furniture and painted background on a theatre stage …

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