'Theater' definitions:
Definition of 'theater'
(from WordNet)
noun
A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater, theatre, house]
noun
noun
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, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations]
Definition of 'Theater'
From: GCIDE
- Theater \The"a*ter\, Theatre \The"a*tre\, n. [F. th['e][^a]tre, L. theatrum, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see, view; cf. Skr. dhy[=a] to meditate, think. Cf. Theory.]
- 1. An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. --Burns. [1913 Webster]
- Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war. [1913 Webster] Theatin
Synonyms of 'theater'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aceldama,
- agora,
- amphitheater,
- amusement park,
- arena,
- arena theater,
- assembly hall,
- athletic field,
- audience,
- auditorium,
- auditory,
- back,
- backdrop,
- background,
- ballroom,
- battle line,
- battle site,
- battlefield,
- battleground,
- bear garden,
- boards,
- bowl,
- boxing ring,
- Broadway,
- bull ring,
- burlesque,
- cabaret,
- cafe chantant,
- cafe dansant,
- campus,
- canvas,
- carnival,
- casino,
- chapel,
- cincture,
- circle theater,
- circus,
- classroom,
- close,
- club,
- cockpit,
- coliseum,
- colosseum,
- combat area,
- combat zone,
- concert hall,
- confine,
- congregation,
- container,
- convention hall,
- coop,
- course,
- court,
- courtyard,
- curtilage,
- dance floor,
- dance hall,
- dancing pavilion,
- delimited field,
- distance,
- DMZ,
- drama,
- Elizabethan theater,
- enclave,
- enclosure,
- enemy line,
- entertainment industry,
- exhibition hall,
- field,
- field of battle,
- field of blood,
- firing line,
- floor,
- fold,
- footlights,
- forum,
- front line,
- fun-fair,
- gallery,
- Globe Theatre,
- Greek theater,
- ground,
- groundling,
- gym,
- gymnasium,
- hall,
- hinterland,
- hippodrome,
- house,
- juke joint,
- killing ground,
- landing beach,
- lecture hall,
- lecture room,
- legit,
- legitimate stage,
- line,
- line of battle,
- list,
- lists,
- little theater,
- locale,
- marketplace,
- mat,
- meetinghouse,
- milieu,
- mise-en-scene,
- music hall,
- night spot,
- nightclub,
- nitery,
- off Broadway,
- off-off-Broadway,
- open forum,
- opera,
- opera house,
- orchestra,
- outdoor theater,
- palaestra,
- pale,
- paling,
- parade ground,
- park,
- pen,
- pit,
- place,
- platform,
- playhouse,
- playland,
- precinct,
- prize ring,
- public square,
- purlieu,
- quad,
- quadrangle,
- range,
- rear,
- recitation room,
- repertory drama,
- resort,
- ring,
- roadhouse,
- scene,
- scene of action,
- scenery,
- schoolroom,
- seat of war,
- setting,
- shambles,
- show biz,
- show business,
- showboat,
- site,
- spectator,
- sphere,
- square,
- squared circle,
- stadium,
- stage,
- stage set,
- stage setting,
- stage world,
- stagedom,
- stageland,
- stock,
- strawhat,
- strawhat circuit,
- summer stock,
- tavern,
- terrain,
- the boards,
- the footlights,
- the front,
- the scenes,
- the stage,
- the theater,
- theater of operations,
- theater of war,
- theater world,
- theater-in-the-round,
- theatromania,
- theatron,
- theatrophobia,
- tilting ground,
- tiltyard,
- toft,
- variety,
- vaudeville,
- walk,
- wrestling ring,
- yard,
- zone of communications
Words containing 'Theater'
- arena theater,
- dinner theater,
- guerrilla theater,
- home theater,
- little theater,
- movie theater,
- musical theater,
- operating theater,
- street theater,
- theater company,
- theater critic,
- theater curtain,
- theater director,
- theater in the round,
- theater light,
- theater of operations,
- theater of the absurd,
- theater of war,
- theater prompter,
- theater stage,
- theater ticket,
- vaudeville theater