BACKDROP

backdrop, background, backcloth

(noun) scenery hung at back of stage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backdrop (plural backdrops)

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

An image that serves as a visual background.

The setting or background of an acted performance.

(figurative) Any background situation.

Verb

backdrop (third-person singular simple present backdrops, present participle backdropping, simple past and past participle backdropped)

(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.

Anagrams

• drop back, drop-back, dropback

Source: Wiktionary



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