staging
[ stey-jing ]
/ ˈsteɪ dʒɪŋ /
noun
the act, process, or manner of presenting a play on the stage.
a temporary platform or structure of posts and boards for support, as in building; scaffolding.
Rocketry. the in-flight separation of a rocket stage from the remaining stages of a multistage missile or launch vehicle.
the business of running stagecoaches.
the act of traveling by stages or by stagecoach.
QUIZZES
IT’S A WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ BONANZA!
This windfall of words will make you rich with knowledge. Mine your memory on the words from July 27 to August 2!
Question 1 of 7
What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTWords nearby staging
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for staging
British Dictionary definitions for staging
staging
/ (ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ) /
noun
any temporary structure used in the process of building, esp the horizontal platforms supported by scaffolding
Word Origin for staging
C14: from stage + -ing 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for staging
staging
[ stā′jĭng ]
n.
The classification of neoplasms according to the extent of the tumor.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.