Cage and Stage

Cage

Cage noun - An enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals.

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Stage and cage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stage" instead a noun "Cage".

Nearby Words: cagey, caged, caging

Stage noun - A level usually raised surface.

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Cage and stage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cage" instead a noun "Stage".

Nearby Words: stagy, staged, staging, stager, stagey

full	full cage	full stage
particular	particular cage	particular stage
similar	similar cage	similar stage
regular	regular cage	regular stage
Other adjectives: original, single, empty, small, actual, entire, massive, large, big, final, highest, next, last, central, giant.

In Mario Kart 64, there is a Thwomp stuck behind a cage in the Bowser's Castle stage.

Source: Missing Secret
Rush, "Limelight:" "All the world's indeed a stage / and we are merely players / performers and portrayers / each another's audience outside the gilded cage."

Source: Shout Out / To Shakespeare aka: Shout Out To Shakespeare
In Street Fighter Alpha III, the player can use Vega's original cage-climbing Flying Barcelona Attack by inputting a special code while playing Vega's stage.

Source: Wall Crawl

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