theatre : Idioms & Phrases

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coup de theatre

  • noun a dramatic surprise
  • noun a sensational bit of stagecraft
  • noun a highly successful theatrical production
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dinner theatre

  • noun a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
    dinner theater.
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home theatre

  • noun television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater
    home theater.
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little theatre

  • noun a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups
    little theater.
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movie theatre

  • noun a theater where films are shown
    picture palace; movie theater; movie house; cinema.
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operating theatre

  • noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
    operating theater; OR; surgery; operating room.
    • great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic
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theatre curtain

  • noun a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
    theater curtain.
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theatre director

  • noun someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
    director; theater director.
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theatre of operations

  • noun a region in which active military operations are in progress
    theater; theatre; field of operations; theater of operations; field.
    • the army was in the field awaiting action
    • he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
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theatre of war

  • noun the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
    theater of war.
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theatre stage

  • noun a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
    theater stage.
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theatre ticket

  • noun a ticket good for admission to a theater
    theater ticket.
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vaudeville theatre

  • noun a theater in which vaudeville is staged
    vaudeville theater; music hall.
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