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SCENE

Definition:

[noun] the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
[noun] an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
[noun] the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
Synonyms: view, aspect, prospect, vista, panorama
[noun] a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Synonyms: shot
[noun] a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
Synonyms: picture
[noun] a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
[noun] a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
Synonyms: fit, tantrum, conniption
[noun] graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
Synonyms: view
[noun] the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
Synonyms: setting
[noun] the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"
Synonyms: ry