aloof, distant, upstage
(adjective) remote in manner; “stood apart with aloof dignity”; “a distant smile”; “he was upstage with strangers”
upstage
(adjective) of the back half of a stage; “she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
upstage
(adverb) at or toward the rear of the stage; “the dancers were directed to move upstage”
upstage
(noun) the rear part of the stage
upstage
(verb) steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; “When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”
upstage
(verb) move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
upstage
(verb) treat snobbishly, put in one’s place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
upstage (uncountable)
(theatre) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
• (part of stage): center stage, downstage, stage left, stage right
upstage (comparative more upstage, superlative most upstage)
toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
away from a motion-picture or television camera.
upstage (comparative more upstage, superlative most upstage)
At the rear of a stage.
upstage (third-person singular simple present upstages, present participle upstaging, simple past and past participle upstaged)
(transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
(transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
(transitive) To treat snobbishly.
(medicine, transitive) To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.