n.
platform on which plays are performed
1) a revolving; sinking; sliding ~
2) on (the) ~ (she has appeared many times on ~; to go on ~)
scene, setting
3) to set the ~ for (the ~ was set for a showdown)
level, degree, step
4) to reach a ~
5) an advanced; beginning, elementary; closing, final; critical, crucial; intermediate; opening ~
6) flood ~
7) at a ~ (negotiations were at a crucial ~; the river was at flood ~)
8) in a ~ (in this ~ of one's development)
portion, part
9) easy ~s
10) by, in ~s (to cover a distance by easy ~s; to learn a language in easy ~s)