scene

Noun

• the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
  • they worked all night painting the scenery
    

• the context and environment in which something is set
  • the perfect setting for a ghost story
    

• 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
    

• a display of bad temper
  • he had a fit
    
  • she threw a tantrum
    
  • he made a scene
    

• a subdivision of an act of a play
  • the first act has three scenes
    

• a situation treated as an observable object
  • the political picture is favorable
    
  • the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
    

• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

• the visual percept of a region
  • the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
    

• an incident (real or imaginary)
  • their parting was a sad scene
    

• the place where some action occurs
  • the police returned to the scene of the crime
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  scenery , setting , view , fit , tantrum , conniption , picture , shot , aspect , prospect , vista , panorama