26984 words

scene

11 definitions • 22 examples
1
a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time:

Examples:

the funeral/wedding scene
Juliet dies in Act IV, Scene iii.
2
a view or picture of a place, event, or activity:

Examples:

scenes of everyday life
figurative There were scenes of great joy as the hostages were reunited with their families.
3
a place where an unpleasant event has happened:

Examples:

The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction.
Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.
4
a particular area of activity and all the people or things connected with it:

Examples:

the pop/political/drugs/gay scene
Rap music arrived/came/appeared on the scene in the early 1980s.
informal I'd rather go to a jazz concert - I'm afraid opera isn't really my scene (= is not the type of thing I like).
5
an expression of great anger or similar feelings, often between two people, or an occasion when this happens:

Examples:

There was a terrible scene and Jayne ended up in tears.
The other visitors in the room look on in stunned silence: They've never witnessed such a scene before.
6
a part of a play or movie in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period:

Examples:

The opening scene of the movie was filmed in New York City.
7
a view or picture of a place:

Examples:

The scene from the mountaintop was breathtaking.
He painted a street scene.
8
a place where an actual or imagined event happens:

Examples:

He was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident.
Dozens of firefighters converged on the scene (= they arrived at the place quickly).
9

Examples:

The novel recalls scenes from an era that's vanished.
10
a particular area of activity or way of life:

Examples:

the fashion/music scene
He disappeared from the political scene after failing to win reelection.
11
a show of emotion or anger:

Examples:

She made a scene at the checkout when I wouldn’t buy her any candy.

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