scenery
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nə noun, plural scen·er·ies.
Idioms 1.
the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
2.
hangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative background.
3.
chew the scenery, to act melodramatically; overact.
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| —n , pl -eries | |
| 1. | the natural features of a landscape |
| 2. | theatre the painted backcloths, stage structures, etc, used to represent a location in a theatre or studio |
| [C18: from Italian | |
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Scenery
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Example sentences
Marketing campaigns that trade on the country's unspoilt scenery and laid-back culture also help.
Not all my photographs from doing geological field work are of rocks or scenery.
The next act may be about to commence-with a change of scenery and some encouraging noises off.
The effect is of a moving panorama, and this live screen has a parallel in the scenery.
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