backstage
About 0.83 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
- adjective Secret, concealed from the public.
- adverb Towards the area behind the stage.
- adverb Out of view of the public.
- noun The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
- noun The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
Similar words
offstage private wing behind-the-scenes backdoor taiwan upstage downstage understage backward
Often followed by
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