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theatre

 
Noun theatre has 3 senses
  1. theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
    --1 is a kind of building, edifice
    --1 has parts:
     box office, ticket office, ticket booth; circle, dress circle; dressing room; greenroom; orchestra; orchestra pit, pit; parquet; parquet circle, parterre; stage; standing room; theater stage, theatre stage; tiered seats
    --1 has particulars:
     arena theater, theater in the round; cinema, movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace; dinner theater, dinner theatre; home theater, home theatre; little theater, little theatre; music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre; opera, opera house
  2. dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays
    --2 is a kind of communication, communicating
    --2 has parts: dramatic composition, dramatic work
    --2 has particulars: stage
  3. field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
    --3 is a kind of region
    --3 is a part of theater of war, theatre of war
    --3 has parts: combat zone, combat area
theater of the absurd theater of war theater play theater prompter theater stage theater ticket theatergoer theaters theatre theatre curtain theatre director theatre of operations theatre of war theatre stage theatre ticket theatregoer theatres

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