STAGE DIRECTION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase stage direction. (close relations)
Definition of STAGE DIRECTION
Best Alternative Words for STAGE DIRECTION
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| cue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech • evidence that helps to solve a problem • a stimulus that provides information about what to do • sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards verb • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||||||||
| direction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line leading to a place or point • the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves • a general course along which something has a tendency to develop • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • the act of managing something • a message describing how something is to be done • the act of setting and holding a course • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • the concentration of attention or energy on something | ||||||||
| guidance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • the act of guiding or showing the way • the act of setting and holding a course | ||||||||
| indication | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that serves to indicate or suggest • the act of indicating or pointing out by name • (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure • something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary • a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | ||||||||
| instruction | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a message describing how something is to be done • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the profession of a teacher • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | ||||||||
| marker | nounn | |||||||
noun • some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something • a distinguishing symbol • a writing implement for making a mark | ||||||||
| notation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a technical system of symbols used to represent special things • a comment or instruction (usually added) • the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters | ||||||||
| prompt | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) • (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command adjective satellite • according to schedule or without delay; on time • ready and willing or quick to act • performed with little or no delay verb • give an incentive for action • serve as the inciting cause of • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||||||||
