upstage
/əp'steɪdʒ/
adjectiveadverbverb
7 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADJECTIVE
1
ADVERBRemote in manner.
“he was upstage with strangers”
1
VERBAt or toward the rear of the stage.
“the dancers were directed to move upstage”
1
Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience.
2
Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else.
“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”
3
NOUNTreat snobbishly, put in one's place.
1
OTHERThe rear part of the stage.
1
Of the back half of a stage.
“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
WORD FORMS
Related formupstager
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinupstageway
Starts & ends withU … E
Syllablesup · stage
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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