background
ground
set
-scape
second distance
middle distance
panorama
diorama
midscene
depth of field
cyclorama
picture frame
psychograph
pornography
environment
lookoff
picture message
locality
scenic
landscape
film set
scenographic
prospect
decor
hypotyposis
perspectivity
bodyscape
centerground
framing
galbe
midground
matte
composite
photopanorama
designate
surroundings
indicate
pictograph
show
thumbnail
pullback
scenographically
point
topography
pictured
case stacking
spatialize
third angle projection
graphically
landscape painting
surrounds
visuoecological
exterior
cover
half-length
atmosphere
setting
fore
situation
ambience
foreground
coast
ambiance
dead colouring
pictographically
subpictorial
vertical
motion picture
stage
chart
photoboard
pictorially
tiltorama
aspect
flixel
on camera
infographic
nexus
first angle projection
imagenologic
stage set
terrain
wallpaper
cube map
geospecific
glass painting
outline
exocentric
effect
shot
scene
picture
midscene
scenographic
pictured
visuoecological
subpictorial
infographic
imagenologic
geospecific
exocentric
scenographically
graphically
pictographically
pictorially
background
ground
set
second distance
middle distance
panorama
diorama
depth of field
cyclorama
picture frame
psychograph
pornography
environment
lookoff
picture message
locality
scenic
landscape
film set
prospect
decor
hypotyposis
perspectivity
bodyscape
centerground
framing
galbe
midground
matte
composite
photopanorama
surroundings
pictograph
thumbnail
pullback
topography
case stacking
third angle projection
landscape painting
surrounds
exterior
cover
half-length
atmosphere
setting
fore
situation
ambience
coast
ambiance
dead colouring
vertical
motion picture
stage
chart
photoboard
tiltorama
aspect
flixel
nexus
first angle projection
stage set
terrain
wallpaper
cube map
glass painting
effect
shot
scene
designate
indicate
show
point
spatialize
foreground
outline
picture
noun
- A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
- One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
- Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
- The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
- A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
- A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
adj
verb
noun
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
verb
- fix firmly and stably
- confine or restrict to the ground
- place or put on the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- bring to the ground
- hit or reach the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- use as a basis for; found on
noun
- The scenery for a film or play.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- Set theory.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- An object made up of several parts.
- General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- A drum kit, a drum set.
- A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- A group of people, usually meeting socially.
- The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
adj
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in a certain style.
- Ready, prepared.
- Rigid, solidified.
- Prearranged.
- Fixed in position.
- Intent, determined (to do something).
verb
- To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To prepare (a stage or film set).
- To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- To defeat a contract.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- To put (something) down, to rest.
- To produce after pollination.
- To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- To sit (be in a seated position).
- To arrange (type).
- To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To introduce or describe.
- To solidify.
- To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- To adjust.
- To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- To suit; to become.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- To determine or settle.
- To fit music to words.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- To start (a fire).
- To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
noun
- A photograph, film, or other recorded image that evokes the feeling of a person, time, or place.
- One of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile.
- A piece of prose that describes hallucinations or phantoms.
- psychobiography
- A photographic image having a supposed supernatural or spiritual origin
- Any of various devices used for automatic writing.
- Any of various devices that purportedly read a person's thoughts.
verb
noun
noun
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
- All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
noun
- The features or surroundings of a particular place.
- Limitation to a county, district, or place.
- The fact or quality of having a position in space.
- A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village
- An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
- The condition of being local.
- The situation or position of an object.
noun
- A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc.
- A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
- a situation that is presented, a scenario
- A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
- The pictorial aspect of a country.
- A sociological aspect of a physical area.
- a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides
verb
noun
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
- A hope; a hopeful.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
- Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- A potential client or customer.
- The façade of an organ.
verb
noun
- A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- A mixture of different components.
- A function of a function.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
adj
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
verb
verb
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- provide evidence for
- make visible or noticeable
- show in, or as in, a picture
- give expression to
- be or become visible or noticeable
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- give evidence of, as of records
- take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
- finish third or better in a horse or dog race
noun
noun
- The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene.
- A device for making a woman's gown hang close and straight in front.
- That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
- The map between cotangent bundles of manifolds corresponding to a smooth map between smooth manifolds, which at each point is the dual map to the corresponding pushforward.
- The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
- The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it partly open at a fixed point.
- Within a Cartesian square (which has a pair of divergent morphisms and a pair of convergent morphisms) the divergent morphism which is directly opposite to a given one of the convergent morphisms, said to be “along” the convergent morphism which is between that pair of opposite morphisms. (The pullback is said to be “of” the given morphism.)
- An attacking pass from the wing into a position further from the attacking goal line.
- A reduction in the price of a financial instrument after reaching a peak
- The limit of a cospan: a Cartesian square or “pullback square”.
verb
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- sail close to the wind
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be positionable in a specified manner
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
noun
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- an instant of time
- the object of an activity
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- sharp end
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a wall socket
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
noun
noun
- Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
- A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
- A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A cover charge.
- In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- A lid.
- In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
verb
- To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
- To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- To provide insurance coverage for.
- To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
- To act as a replacement.
- To deal with or include someone or something.
- To be enough money for.
- To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
- To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- To protect or control (a piece or square).
adj
noun
- a particular environment or surrounding influence
- a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- the weather or climate at some place
- the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
- a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
noun
- The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
- The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
- The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
- The direction of a current of wind.
- A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
- A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
- A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
- The act of setting.
- Hunting with a setter.
- Something set in, or inserted.
adj
noun
- The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
- A position of employment; a post.
- The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
- The place in which something is situated; a location.
- Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
- An outfit, garment, or look.
- A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
- An individual movie theater.
verb
noun
noun
- A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
- A vertical market.
- An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
- A vertical component of a structure.
- A vertex or zenith.
adj
- In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
- Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
- In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
- Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
- Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
- Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
noun
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
- the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
verb
noun
- A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
- A graph.
- A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.
- A diagram.
- A tabular presentation of data; a table.
- A navigator's map.
- Synonym of coordinate chart.
- A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.
- A written deed; a charter.
verb
noun
- The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
- Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
- One's appearance or expression.
- A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
- In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
- The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
- The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
- Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
- The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
- Prospect; outlook.
- A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
verb
noun
- A centre or focus of something.
- A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.
- The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
- A form or state of connection.
- A connected group; a network, a web.
- In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
noun
- Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.
- Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
- Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
- A roll of such paper.
- A style or design of such material.
- A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.
- An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
- Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
verb
verb
- To draw an outline of.
- To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.
- To summarize.
noun
- A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- The outer shape of an object or figure.
- A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
- A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
- A general description of some subject.
- A preliminary plan for a project.
- A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
- A setline or trotline.
noun
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the act of firing a projectile
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a chance to do something
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an attempt to score in a game
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
adj
noun
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the context and environment in which something is set
- the place where some action occurs
- an incident (real or imaginary)
- the visual percept of a region
- a situation treated as an observable object
- a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
- a display of bad temper
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
verb
noun
- A painting.
- Situation.
- ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).
- A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
- A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
- The art of painting; representation by painting.
- An image; a representation as in the imagination.
- A figure; a model.
- A sample of an illegal drug.
- A photograph.
- A format string in the COBOL programming language.
- An attractive sight.
English words for 'A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.'
As you may have noticed, above you will find words for "A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.". Hover the mouse over the word you'd like to know more about to view its definition. Click 
to find a better fitting word. Finally, thanks to ChatGPT, the overall results have been greatly improved.
Recent Queries
unprotected
tam-tam
sideboob
bill of lading
Rebirth
continued.
ta-da!
to swell (out)
literary style
translucency
to systematize
Zen priest
having a speed greater than light.
towering high
a refund.
disgraceful behaviour
a ball.
bad year
out-of-body experience
extension.
practicable.
to pattern after
story book
to learn one's lesson
A census-designated place in Oregon
A book of liturgical responses
mechanics
pencil case
whenever possible
triangle
absent.
chopping board
marshy.
special number
strolling
to ooze
At the same time
sobriety
To take in
brand name
plaything
important person
impudence.
invisible
that much
to wave
to smash
demand
feminine
blessing