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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scene \scene\, n. l. scaena, scena, gr. skhnh` a covered place,
   a tent, a stage.
   1. the structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited;
      the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with
      its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
      1913 webster

   2. the decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the
      place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the
      slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of
      reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to
      shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.
      1913 webster

   3. so much of a play as passes without change of locality or
      time, or important change of character; hence, a
      subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play,
      subordinate to the act, but differently determined in
      different plays; as, an act of four scenes.
      1913 webster

            my dismal scene i needs must act alone. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. the place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything
      occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the
      like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set
      before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition,
      or action. "in troy, there lies the scene." --shak.
      1913 webster

            the world is a vast scene of strife.  --j. m. mason.
      1913 webster

   5. an assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a
      series of actions and events exhibited in their
      connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.
      1913 webster

            through what new scenes and changes must we pass
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   6. a landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
      1913 webster

            a sylvan scene with various greens was drawn,
            shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   7. an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before
      others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course
      of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
      1913 webster

            probably no lover of scenes would have had very long
            to wait for some explosions between parties, both
            equally ready to take offense, and careless of
            giving it.                            --de quincey.
      1913 webster

   behind the scenes, behind the scenery of a theater; out of
      the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors,
      machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives
      and agencies of what appears to public view.
      1913 webster
see also:
behind the scenes 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scene \scene\, v. t.
   to exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. obs.
   --abp. sancroft.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
scene
     n 1: the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to
          the scene of the crime"
     2: an incident real or imaginary; "their parting was a sad
        scene"
     3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
        of the park are the beautiful views" syn: view, aspect,
         prospect, vista, panorama
     4: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of
        action in a film syn: shot
     5: a situation treated as an observable object; "the political
        picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in england has
        changed in the last century" syn: picture
     6: a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three
        scenes"
     7: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a
        tantrum"; "he made a scene" syn: fit, tantrum, conniption
     8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic
        representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes
        from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and
        schematic views of the equipment" syn: view
     9: the context and environment in which something is set; "the
        perfect setting for a ghost story" syn: setting
     10: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to
         suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night
         painting the scenery" syn: scenery
see also:
view aspect prospect vista panorama shot 
picture fit tantrum conniption setting 
scenery 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
196 moby thesaurus words for "scene":
   access, act, act drop, action, afterpiece, agora, airscape,
   altercation, amphitheater, appear, area, arena, argument, asbestos,
   asbestos board, athletic field, auditorium, back, backdrop,
   background, batten, bear garden, behind the scenes, bit,
   blaze of temper, blowup, border, bowl, boxing ring, brouhaha,
   bull ring, burst, campus, canvas, chapter, chaser, circus,
   cityscape, cloth, cloudscape, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum,
   commotion, confidentially, coulisse, counterweight, course,
   curtain, curtain board, curtain call, curtain raiser, cyclorama,
   decor, diorama, display, distance, disturbance, divertimento,
   divertissement, drop, drop curtain, epilogue, episode, eruption,
   exhibition, exode, exodus, explosion, expository scene, exterior,
   farmscape, field, finale, fire curtain, flare-up, flat, flipper,
   floor, forum, get about, get around, go out, ground, gym,
   gymnasium, hall, hanging, high words, hinterland, hippodrome,
   hoke act, incident, interior, interlude, intermezzo, intermission,
   introduction, landscape, lists, locale, locality, location,
   lookout, make the scene, marketplace, mat, milieu, mise-en-scene,
   number, open forum, outburst, outlook, palaestra, panorama,
   parade ground, part, participate, pastoral, perspective, picture,
   pit, place, platform, precinct, privately, prize ring, prologue,
   prospect, public square, purlieu, rag, range, rear, ring,
   riverscape, routine, row, scape, scene of action, scenery,
   scenic view, screen, seapiece, seascape, secretly, section,
   segment, set, setting, shtick, side scene, sight, site, sketch,
   skit, skyscape, snowscape, socialize, song and dance, sphere, spot,
   squared circle, stadium, stage, stage screw, stage set,
   stage setting, stand-up comedy act, storm, striptease,
   surreptitiously, sweep, tab, tableau, tantrum, teaser, terrain,
   theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, tormentor, townscape,
   transformation, transformation scene, turn, upset, view, vista,
   walk, waterscape, whereabouts, wing, wingcut, woodcut,
   wrestling ring





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