backdrop
n.
back curtain on a stage; background
v.
serve as a background to
Backdrop
backdrop
Noun
1. scenery hung at back of stage
(synonym) background, backcloth
(hypernym) scenery, scene
Backdrop
in retail, background for a display.
backdrop
Synonyms and related words:
act drop, arena, asbestos, asbestos board, back, background, batten, border, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, distance, drop, drop curtain, field, fire curtain, flat, flipper, ground, hanging, hinterland, locale, mise-en-scene, rag, rear, scene, scenery, screen, setting, side scene, stage, stage screw, stage set, stage setting, tab, tableau, teaser, theater, tormentor, transformation, transformation scene, wing, wingcut, woodcut
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.