AMPHITHEATER Synonyms

• a particular environment or walk of life

• the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

• a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

• a playing field where sports events take place

• the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits

• a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids

• a concave shape with an open top

• a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

• the quantity contained in a bowl

• a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

• a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

• a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling

• a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

• the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

• roll (a ball)

• hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end

• engage in the sport of bowling

• the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

• an object with a spherical shape

• a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

• an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

• English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)

• a large entrance or reception room or area

• United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)

• a large room for gatherings, receiving guests, or entertainment

• United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)

• a college or university building containing living quarters for students

• United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)

• the large room of a manor or castle

• United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)

• a large and imposing house

• a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research

• a large building for meetings or entertainment

• a characteristic sound

• a toroidal shape

• a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

• (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

• an association of criminals

• the sound of a bell ringing

• a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

• jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

• a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

• sound loudly and sonorously

• ring or echo with sound

• make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

• the art of writing and producing plays

• a region in which active military operations are in progress

• the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

• in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

• a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

• an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held