property
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈprɒpərti/
- Jargon
- The director chose the perfect property to enhance the scene's atmosphere.
Examples
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If within the year they do not return, the boat becomes the property of the harbor master.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Property of Madame Leota.
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Property of the wardrobe department.
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They work with me on mine and we actually, we use their, we use their property to shoot this, to shoot this Bill Neiss scene.
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In 1962, at the North Shore Music Theater, I was the property mistress, and we eagerly awaited the arrival of Gypsy Rose Lee.
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On set, the actors relied on the property to bring their characters to life.
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The stage crew carefully arranged the property for the upcoming rehearsal.
Synonyms
151
4.0
An object actors use on stage to show action or setting
Compounds
83
3.2
A tax local governments charge on houses and land based on how much they are worth
- Specialized
53
4.6
Rights that protect things people create, like inventions, books, or logos
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2.8
Things you can move, like cars or jewelry, that belong to one person, not land
- Specialized
21
3.1
Things a person owns that can be moved, like furniture or jewelry
12
3.7
A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
- Formal
6
4.0
Property and money people get during a marriage that belong equally to both spouses
- Formal
2
6.1
A legal agreement that divides a couple's money and things after divorce or separation
- Specialized
1
3.7
A quality in a material you can see or measure without changing it, like density
- Specialized
1
5.1
How a substance reacts in a chemical reaction and becomes a different substance
- Specialized
A feature of speech sounds showing how they are made and how they sound, like voicing or pitch
- Specialized
A quality of a living body that shows how its parts work, like blood pressure or heart rate
How Big
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6.8
- Jargon
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Property in theatre comes from the same Latin root proprius, meaning 'one's own', because people once spoke of the 'property of the stage' for items the show owned. So a stage 'property' or prop is simply a movable thing used on stage.