Items used in stage plays and similar entertainments to further the action.

in a theatrical or dramatic manner. / (not comparable) In theaters.

(cricket) To get out by deliberately obstructing a fielder in order to prevent him from making a catch or run out, or from gathering the ball (very rare).

(intransitive, cricket) To turn the face of the bat outwards in order to hit the ball on the off side.

Alternative spelling of theatergoer

(chemistry, physics) a theory, a combination of the earlier crystal field theory with molecular orbital theory, that describes the structure of coordination compounds

(cricket) To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible. / (of a business, figuratively) To close, either at the end of the day or permanently.

(intransitive, idiomatic, originally aeronautics) To go beyond established limits; to pioneer.

an advocate of, or believer in theosophy.

To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject. / To speculate.