{ "scene":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a division of an act presenting continuous action in one place":[], ": a motion-picture or television episode or sequence":[], ": a real or imaginary prospect suggesting a stage setting":[ "a sylvan scene" ], ": a single situation or unit of dialogue in a play":[ "the love scene" ], ": a stage setting":[], ": an exhibition of anger or indecorous behavior":[ "He has stolen her salad, but she's too well-mannered to make a scene [=act in a disruptive way] .", "\u2014 Vincent Canby" ], ": in a position to see the hidden workings":[ "taken behind the scenes and told just how in fact the actual government \u2026 has operated", "\u2014 William Clark" ], ": one of the subdivisions of a play: such as":[], ": situation":[ "a bad scene" ], ": sphere of activity":[ "the drug scene" ], ": the place of an occurrence or action : locale":[ "scene of the crime" ] }, "examples":[ "The play's opening scene takes place in the courtyard.", "The actor was nervous about his big scene .", "Police are now at the scene .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Fairly late in the book, for instance, there\u2019s a live-action scene written in the second person, present tense that\u2019s a tour de force. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 28 June 2022", "The film's most heartbreaking scene , set in 1952, depicts Demi Moore's character attempting to self-abort with a knitting needle. \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022", "Paramedics were called and Lee was treated at the scene , where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022", "But in the season\u2019s final scene , presumably sometime in the future, a Bernard brings himself back online. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022", "Themes include the young American art scene , American and European pop-art, and 1980\u2019s post-modern appropriation art. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Nearly 80 firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene , including dozens of firefighters from San Diego, Chula Vista and National City. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022", "The entire scene , probably the whole movie, is a metaphor. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "Kendall pointed to her cucumber scene , which exploded online. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, stage, from Latin scena, scaena stage, scene, probably from Etruscan, from Greek sk\u0113n\u0113 shelter, tent, building forming the background for a dramatic performance, stage; perhaps akin to Greek skia shadow \u2014 more at shine":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "background", "locale", "setting" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164938", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scene dock":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a space near the stage in a theater where scenery is stored":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112744", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scene painter":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a painter of theatrical scenery":[], ": an artist specializing in scenic subjects":[], ": one that paints scenery: such as":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050111", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scene plot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a list and description of the scenes of a play":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185458", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scene-stealer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1932, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113n-\u02ccst\u0113-l\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130749", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sceneman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sceneshifter":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030048", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scenery":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a picturesque view or landscape":[], ": one's usual surroundings":[ "needed a change of scenery" ], ": the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage":[] }, "examples":[ "She designed the scenery for the play.", "The scenery showed a forest.", "We went for a drive to enjoy the scenery .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yet Lewandowski longs for a change of scenery and is ready to be charged with resurrecting Barca who are currently in one of their darkest periods in history while in debts circling $1.5bn. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "With people spending more time at home from day to night, many wanted and needed a change of scenery . \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022", "First, there are miles of gorgeous coastline, and for a change of scenery , there's a dense rainforest on the mainland. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 3 Apr. 2022", "The stage is 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep, and there is a 32-foot-wide elevator onstage that goes 50 feet down into the basement, to help with the changing of scenery . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022", "This change of scenery soon proves more challenging than expected when the family\u2019s unspoken fears begin to take ghostly form and some of the island\u2019s inhabitants start dying off in strange circumstances. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022", "In the De George house, a glass elevator provides views of the scenery . \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 26 May 2022", "For a quick change of scenery in less than an hour, cross the Massachussettes border to explore quaint and properly New England towns such as Lenox or Stockbridge. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "As many suburbanites happily cling to the flexibility of telework, developers say, some also are craving company and a change of scenery . \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 25 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113n-r\u0113", "\u02c8s\u0113-n\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "decor", "d\u00e9cor", "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne", "scene", "set" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174236", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sceneryless":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": lacking scenery":[ "a sceneryless stage", "a sceneryless production of a play" ], ": presented without the use of scenery":[ "a sceneryless stage", "a sceneryless production of a play" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-l\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231135", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sceneshifter":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a worker who moves the scenes in a theater":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1724, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113n-\u02ccshif-t\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121511", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scent":{ "antonyms":[ "incense", "odorize", "perfume" ], "definitions":{ ": a course of pursuit or discovery":[ "throw one off the scent" ], ": a mixture prepared for use as a lure in hunting or fishing":[], ": an odor left by an animal on a surface passed over":[], ": bits of paper dropped in the game of hare and hounds":[], ": effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: such as":[], ": inkling , intimation":[ "a scent of trouble" ], ": perfume sense 2":[], ": power of detection : nose":[ "a scent for heresy" ], ": power of smelling : sense of smell":[ "a keen scent" ], ": to get or have an inkling of":[ "scent trouble" ], ": to imbue or fill with odor":[ "scented the air with perfume" ], ": to perceive by the olfactory organs : smell":[], ": to use the nose in seeking or tracking prey":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "The flower has a wonderful scent .", "The dogs followed the fox's scent .", "The prisoner escaped because the dogs lost his scent .", "Verb", "The dog scented a rabbit.", "She scented the air with perfume.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Aspiring hypebeasts line up outside of Amiri and Saint Laurent, galeristas flock to Loewe, and the scent of marijuana hangs in the air like a happy little cloud. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022", "To this day, Sandler said, the scarf carries her mother\u2019s scent of baby powder and Yoshiki perfume. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "The refreshing scent of citrus, ginger and lime leaves your skin feeling revitalized and invigorated once the scrub is fully washed away. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022", "Does Aris stay to greet the owner, and thus to pursue the scent of his old existence", "Marin, who used to fall asleep to the scent of citrus groves as a young child in the San Fernando Valley, appears to have taken a shine to the Inland Empire. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "The death of neighbors \u2013 one shot on the street by Russian soldiers, another burnt by a Molotov cocktail thrown into the apartment building \u2013 and the scent of those horrors still haunt her. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022", "There\u2019s nothing like the bright scent of a juicy orange. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022", "Some of the 25 truck bays around the building were open, the scent of a spring rain drifting inside. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Dr Acharya mentions that essential oils (concentrated oils extracted from plants) are also used to scent products (often by brands which market themselves as 'natural' or 'clean'). \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 8 Feb. 2022", "For a few precious weeks, its regal petals scent the surrounding area with a lemony fragrance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022", "This hand-poured, clean-burning soy candle will scent your apartment for up to 60 hours. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022", "The cluster of pines that scent my favorite picnic spot. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022", "Anyone who has experienced a rainy day in the desert knows about that delicate fragrance that rises to scent the shifting winds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021", "But its main purpose is to scent your space for up to eight cordless hours. \u2014 Nykia Spradley, Allure , 29 Nov. 2021", "At the moment, L\u2019Oreal is benefitting from a boom in fragrances, to scent the return to real life. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021", "Meanwhile, a backlash is stirring among rural Republican politicians who scent a new battleground in the partisan culture wars. \u2014 Mike Dorning, Fortune , 16 May 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sent , from Anglo-French sente , from sentir":"Noun", "Middle English senten , from Anglo-French sentir to feel, smell, from Latin sentire to perceive, feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sent" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scent Noun fragrance , perfume , scent , redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things. the fragrance of pine perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor. the perfume of lilacs scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation. scent -free soaps redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors. the redolence of a forest after a rain smell , scent , odor , aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. an odd smell permeated the room scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. the scent of lilacs odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell . a cheese with a strong odor aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating usually pleasant odor. the aroma of freshly ground coffee", "synonyms":[ "aroma", "attar", "otto", "balm", "bouquet", "fragrance", "fragrancy", "incense", "perfume", "redolence", "spice" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054852", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "scented":{ "antonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "malodorous", "noisome", "putrid", "rancid", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "skunky", "smelly", "stenchful", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ], "definitions":{ ": having a perfumed smell":[], ": having or exhaling an odor":[], ": having scent : such as":[], ": having the sense of smell":[] }, "examples":[ "a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Clinical signs of mothball poisoning include vomiting, mothball- scented breath, pale or brown gums, weakness or lethargy, difficulty breathing, tremors, seizures, and organ failure (e.g., liver, kidneys). \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 31 Jan. 2022", "They're asked to write and record an album in six weeks to coincide with the release of the brothers' new line of scented hammers, which will then be sold as merchandise at their concerts. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022", "This scented cleanser is ideal for either deep or spot-cleaning your favorite tools and lifts away even the toughest gel, wax, powder, and cream formulas with water and just a few drops of solution. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022", "This fresh and clean scented body wash is ideal for troubled skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022", "This incredible cake boasts flecks of tender carrots in an orange- scented , ultra-moist batter. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022", "Available in both fragrance-free and scented , this stain-free, roll-on deodorant uses an AHA blend to fight odor-causing bacteria, aloe vera juice to soothe, and glycerin to hydrate your skin. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022", "Low on this list of perks is the amenity kit: a smattering of scented lotions, assorted travel-sized gels, socks, and eyeshades that many passengers don't even take off the plane. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022", "The Saguaro candle, for example, themed after its namesake national park in Tucson, Arizona, packs a scented punch of cactus, desert florals, labdanum, and amber. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1602, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sen-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "sweet" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165934", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scenes":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the subdivisions of a play: such as":[], ": a division of an act presenting continuous action in one place":[], ": a single situation or unit of dialogue in a play":[ "the love scene" ], ": a motion-picture or television episode or sequence":[], ": a stage setting":[], ": a real or imaginary prospect suggesting a stage setting":[ "a sylvan scene" ], ": the place of an occurrence or action : locale":[ "scene of the crime" ], ": an exhibition of anger or indecorous behavior":[ "He has stolen her salad, but she's too well-mannered to make a scene [=act in a disruptive way] .", "\u2014 Vincent Canby" ], ": sphere of activity":[ "the drug scene" ], ": situation":[ "a bad scene" ], ": in a position to see the hidden workings":[ "taken behind the scenes and told just how in fact the actual government \u2026 has operated", "\u2014 William Clark" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[ "background", "locale", "setting" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The play's opening scene takes place in the courtyard.", "The actor was nervous about his big scene .", "Police are now at the scene .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Fairly late in the book, for instance, there\u2019s a live-action scene written in the second person, present tense that\u2019s a tour de force. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 28 June 2022", "The film's most heartbreaking scene , set in 1952, depicts Demi Moore's character attempting to self-abort with a knitting needle. \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022", "Paramedics were called and Lee was treated at the scene , where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022", "But in the season\u2019s final scene , presumably sometime in the future, a Bernard brings himself back online. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022", "Themes include the young American art scene , American and European pop-art, and 1980\u2019s post-modern appropriation art. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "Nearly 80 firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene , including dozens of firefighters from San Diego, Chula Vista and National City. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022", "The entire scene , probably the whole movie, is a metaphor. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "Kendall pointed to her cucumber scene , which exploded online. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, stage, from Latin scena, scaena stage, scene, probably from Etruscan, from Greek sk\u0113n\u0113 shelter, tent, building forming the background for a dramatic performance, stage; perhaps akin to Greek skia shadow \u2014 more at shine":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213302" }, "scend":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the lift of a wave : send":[], ": the upward movement of a pitching ship":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8send" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps short for ascend":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052556" }, "scenary":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the disposition of the scenes in which the action (as of a play or poem) is laid":[], ": scenery sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113n(\u0259)r\u0113", "-ri" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian scenario scenery, scenario":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071207" }, "scenarize":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make a scenario of (as a story, book)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccr\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "scenar io + -ize":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090900" }, "sceuophylax":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sacristan in the early church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "sky\u00fc\u02c8\u00e4f\u0259\u02cclaks", "\u02ccskev\u022f\u02c8f\u0113\u02ccl\u00e4ks" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Greek skeuophylak-, skeuophylax , from Greek, keeper of a storehouse, from skeuos vessel, utensil + phylak-, phylax guard":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121936" }, "sceuophylacium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sacristy in the early church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsky\u00fc\u014df\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u0101sh(\u0113)\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle Greek skeuophylakion , from Greek, storehouse, from skeuos vessel, utensil + phylakion, phylakeion fort, from phylak-, phylax guard":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125626" }, "scepter":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority":[], ": royal or imperial authority : sovereignty":[], ": to invest with the scepter in token of royal authority":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sep-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Tyrants and leaders of democratic societies alike require symbols to do much of the work of gathering, maintaining and extending power\u2014especially the kind of power that can last long after the scepter has passed to another. \u2014 William Tipper, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "Peter Murphy stormed the stage, scepter in hand, before the house lights could be dimmed. \u2014 Robert Ham, SPIN , 18 May 2022", "Repeal the term limits and give him a scepter to carry. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 Apr. 2022", "Nearby is the venue for ski jumping, a complex built to resemble a ceremonial scepter popular in the Qing dynasty, complete with a 6,000-seat stadium at the bottom that is supposed to hold soccer matches after the Olympics. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022", "Minted around 1257, the nearly one-inch coin depicts the English king, who ruled from 1216 to 1272, sitting on an ornate throne while holding an orb and scepter . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022", "In that image, outlined by copper, the former slave holds a scepter and wears a crown. \u2014 Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022", "There are multiple buildings, and many come to see the Crown Jewels \u2014 the scepter , crown, and cape \u2014 worn by the monarch, but there are many fascinating exhibits and rooms to visit in the Tower. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 2 Dec. 2021", "During that time, Ms. Hallmark becomes a focal point of the community, a fairy tale queen who presides over a court of ladies-in-waiting, duchesses, escorts, train bearers and one scepter bearer (in this case, Cameron). \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sceptre , from Anglo-French septre , from Latin sceptrum , from Greek sk\u0113ptron staff, scepter, from sk\u0113ptesthai to prop oneself \u2014 more at shaft":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1526, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134749" }, "sceuophorion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a receptacle used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and corresponding to the pyx":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccskev\u0259\u02c8f\u022fr\u02ccy\u022fn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle Greek skeuophorion , from Greek, yoke placed over the shoulders for carrying pails, from skeuos vessel, utensil + -phorion (from pherein to carry)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141557" }, "scerne":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": discern":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "by shortening & alteration":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175823" }, "scenario":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the libretto of an opera":[], ": screenplay":[], ": shooting script":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "US also and especially British -\u02c8n\u00e4r-", "s\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u02cc\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "screenplay", "script" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.", "The most likely scenario is that he goes back to school in the fall.", "The best-case scenario would be for us to finish the work by tomorrow.", "In the worst-case scenario , we would have to start the project all over again.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Houstan, the sharpshooter from Michigan, doesn't have to wait much longer to hear his name called in this scenario either, with Vecine projecting the Oklahoma City Thunder to grab the 6-8 wing at pick No. 34 \u2014 the fourth pick of the second round. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022", "While many of Universal's films are dropping on Peacock within 45 days of the movie's premiere, this unfortunately will not apply in this scenario . \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022", "Should Germany fail to deliver on its military turnaround, what Mr. Baranowski calls his nightmare scenario might ensue. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022", "Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir which serves millions of people in the Southwest, is already running well below what last year's projections suggested, even in its worst-case scenario . \u2014 Rachel Ramirez And Brandon Miller, CNN , 16 June 2022", "But rather than block weapons ads by default in this scenario , Google requires publishers to opt out of receiving ads from Google partners for guns and other weapons or related accessories. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 14 June 2022", "But the Reds had four right-handed hitters behind Votto in the lineup, so there was also a better chance in this scenario for the Cardinals reliever to retire the rest of the Reds\u2019 batters. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022", "Adler said that in this scenario , the person's iPhone would authenticate the login, presumably by scanning the QR code. \u2014 Max Eddy, PCMAG , 7 June 2022", "Normal transactions on Solana would fail in this scenario . \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian, from Latin scaenarium place for erecting stages, from scaena stage":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191513" }, "scenarioist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": scenarist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-r\u0113\u02cc\u014d\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205031" } }