- a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- a raised platform or floor, as for speakers, performers, etc.
- Theater.
- the platform on which the actors perform in a theater.
- this platform with all the parts of the theater and all the apparatus back of the proscenium.
- the theater, especially acting, as a profession: He plans to make the stage his career.
- sound stage.
- the scene of any action.
- a stagecoach.
- a place of rest on a journey; a regular stopping place of a stagecoach or the like, for the change of horses, mules, etc.
- the distance between two places of rest on a journey; each of the portions of a journey.
- a portion or period of a course of action, of life, etc.: the adolescent stage of human development.
- Entomology.
- any one of the major time periods in the development of an insect, as the embryonic, larval, pupal, and imaginal stages.
- any one of the periods of larval growth between molts.
- a major phase of the economic or sociological life of human beings or society: the patriarchal stage.
- a division of stratified rocks corresponding to a single geologic age.
- the small platform of a microscope on which the object to be examined is placed.
- an element in a complex mechanism, as a tube and its accessory structures in a multiple amplifier.
- a section of a rocket containing a rocket engine or cluster of rocket engines, usually separable from other such sections when its propellant is exhausted.
- to represent, produce, or exhibit on or as if on a stage:The drama class staged a play during Christmas vacation.
- to furnish with a stage, staging, stage set, etc.
- to write, direct, or produce (a play) with the action taking place as if in a specified locale or time: He staged the fantasy on Mars in the year 2500.
- to plan, organize, or carry out (an activity), especially for dramatic or public effect: Workers staged a one-day strike.
- to classify the natural progression of (a disease, especially cancer).
- to prepare (a home) for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate a higher selling price: They were initially reluctant to hire someone to stage their apartment.
- to be suitable for presentation or performance on the stage: The script didn't stage well.
- to travel by stagecoach.
- working, traveling, etc., slowly, with frequent pauses; unhurriedly, with many stops; gradually.
- to become an actor, especially in the theater: She knew from the age of 12 that she would go on the stage.
- hold the stage,
- to continue to be produced, as a play or other theatrical production.
- to be the center of attention.
- performing, especially as an actor.
- a distinct step or period of development, growth, or progress
- a raised area or platform
- the platform in a theatre where actors perform
- the theatre as a profession
- any scene regarded as a setting for an event or action
- a portion of a journey or a stopping place after such a portion
- short for stagecoach
- a division of a bus route for which there is a fixed fare
- one of the separate propulsion units of a rocket that can be jettisoned when it has burnt out
- any of the various distinct periods of growth or development in the life of an organism, esp an insect
- the organism itself at such a period of growth
- a small stratigraphical unit; a subdivision of a rock series or system
- the platform on a microscope on which the specimen is mounted for examination
- a part of a complex circuit, esp one of a number of transistors with the associated elements required to amplify a signal in an amplifier
- a university subject studied for one academic year
- not hurriedly
- to perform (a play), esp on a stage
- to set the action of (a play) in a particular time or place
- to plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- to travel by stagecoach
