Meaning: The craft of working with stone.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The stone-work on the building is impressive.

Category: Arts › Craftsmanship

Meaning: A narrative or account of events.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She told a fascinating story about her travels.

Category: Arts › Literature

Synonyms: tale

Meaning: A series of drawings or images used to plan a project.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The team created a story board for the film.

Category: Arts › Film Production

Synonyms: visual plan

Meaning: A book containing stories, often for children.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She read her favorite story book before bed.

Category: Arts › Literature

Synonyms: tale book

Meaning: A person responsible for overseeing the content of stories.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The story editor reviewed the script for errors.

Category: Arts › Publishing

Synonyms: content editor

Meaning: The main plot or sequence of events in a story.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The story line was engaging and kept the audience interested.

Category: Arts › Literature

Synonyms: plot

Meaning: A person who tells stories, often in an entertaining way.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The story teller captivated the audience with her tales.

Category: Arts › Literature

Synonyms: narrator

Meaning: A person who plays a serious role in a comedic situation.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was the straight man in the comedy duo.

Category: Arts › Comedy

Synonyms: comic foil

Meaning: A type of Scottish dance or music.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They performed a lively strathspey at the festival.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms:

• dance
• music

Meaning: Performances held in public spaces, often free of charge.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Street theatre brings art to the community.

Category: Arts › Performance

Synonyms:

• public performance
• open-air theatre

Meaning: attractive or impressive

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She has a striking appearance.

Synonyms:

• impressive
• remarkable

Antonyms:

• unremarkable
• ordinary

Meaning: a large stringed instrument that plays low notes

Part of speech: noun

Example: The orchestra featured a string bass.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms: double bass

Meaning: a musical instrument that produces sound by vibrating strings

Part of speech: noun

Example: Guitars and violins are stringed instruments.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms: string instrument

Meaning: a section of a poem or song

Part of speech: noun

Example: The strophe of the song was very moving.

Category: Arts › Literature

Synonyms:

• verse
• stanza

Meaning: a theoretical approach that emphasizes structures in cultural phenomena

Part of speech: noun

Example: Structuralism has influenced various fields of study.

Category: Arts › Philosophy

Synonyms:

• theory
• framework

Meaning: to play a stringed instrument by sweeping the strings

Part of speech: verb

Example: He loves to strum his guitar.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms:

• play
• pluck

Meaning: An attractive man, often used in a playful or affectionate way.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He’s such a stud muffin; everyone admires him.

Category: Arts › Pop Culture

Synonyms:

• hunk
• heartthrob

Meaning: a room where an artist or musician works

Part of speech: noun

Example: She spends hours in her studio creating art.

Category: Arts › Visual Arts

Synonyms:

• workspace
• atelier

Meaning: A toy made of fabric and filled with soft material, resembling an animal.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She has a collection of stuffed animals on her bed.

Category: Arts › Toys

Synonyms:

• plush toy
• soft toy

Meaning: A person or thing that is extremely attractive or impressive.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She walked in looking like a stunner.

Category: Arts › Fashion

Synonyms:

• beauty
• knockout

Meaning: Extremely impressive or attractive.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The view from the mountain was stunning.

Synonyms:

• gorgeous
• breathtaking

Antonyms:

• ugly
• unimpressive

Meaning: A person who performs dangerous stunts in films or television.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The stunt man performed an incredible jump off the building.

Category: Arts › Film

Synonyms:

• stunt performer
• double

Meaning: Extremely impressive or amazing.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The performance was stupendous and left the audience in awe.

Category: Arts

Synonyms:

• extraordinary
• remarkable

Antonyms:

• ordinary
• unremarkable

Meaning: A particular way of doing something, often related to art or fashion.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Her style of painting is very unique.

Category: Arts › Fashion

Synonyms:

• manner
• approach

Antonyms:

• disorder
• chaos

Meaning: Plural of stylus; tools used for writing or drawing.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The artist used several styli to create her digital artwork.

Category: Arts › Tools

Synonyms:

• styluses
• writing tools

Meaning: The act of designing or arranging something in a particular way.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The styling of the room was very modern.

Category: Arts › Design

Synonyms:

• design
• arrangement

Meaning: Fashionable and attractive.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She wore a stylish dress to the party.

Category: Arts › Fashion

Synonyms:

• fashionable
• chic

Antonyms:

• unfashionable
• drab

Meaning: A person who designs or arranges the appearance of something, especially in fashion or hair.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She is a well-known stylist in the fashion industry.

Category: Arts › Fashion

Synonyms:

• designer
• fashion expert

Meaning: Relating to the style of something, especially in art or literature.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The stylistic choices in the film were remarkable.

Category: Arts

Synonyms:

• artistic
• aesthetic

Meaning: Represented in a non-naturalistic way, often for artistic effect.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The painting was stylized to emphasize emotion.

Category: Arts

Synonyms:

• artistic
• abstract

Antonyms:

• realistic
• naturalistic

Meaning: A small electronic musical instrument played by touching a stylus to a metal keyboard.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He played a catchy tune on his Stylophone.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms:

• electronic instrument
• music device

Meaning: A tool used for writing or drawing, often on a touchscreen.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She used a stylus to draw on her tablet.

Category: Arts › Tools

Synonyms:

• pen
• pointer

Meaning: A person responsible for editing content before publication.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The sub editor reviewed the articles for accuracy.

Category: Arts › Publishing

Synonyms:

• copy editor
• editor

Meaning: Of such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The view from the mountain was simply sublime.

Category: Arts

Synonyms:

• magnificent
• elevated

Antonyms:

• inferior
• ordinary

Meaning: A secondary plot in a story that runs parallel to the main plot.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The subplot added depth to the main storyline.

Category: Arts › Literature

Synonyms:

• secondary plot
• minor plot

Meaning: A concert that is part of a series for which tickets are sold as a subscription.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I bought a subscription concert ticket for the season.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms:

• season ticket concert
• series concert

Meaning: The quality of being subtle; delicacy or nuance.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The subtlety of the painting was appreciated by critics.

Category: Arts

Synonyms:

• nuance
• finesse

Antonyms:

• bluntness
• crudeness

Meaning: A theater company that produces plays during the summer.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She performed with a summer stock theater group.

Category: Arts › Theater

Synonyms:

• theater company
• performing arts group

Meaning: A chair designed for lying down and relaxing in the sun.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We set up our sun loungers by the pool.

Category: Arts › Design

Meaning: Past tense of sing; to have produced musical sounds with the voice.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She has sung many songs in her career.

Category: Arts › Music

Synonyms:

• chanted
• intoned

Antonyms:

• spoken
• mumbled