Princeton's WordNet

1. phase, stage(noun)

   any distinct time period in a sequence of events

   Synonyms:
   stage, level, form, microscope stage, leg, point, degree, phase angle, phase, stagecoach

2. degree, level, stage, point(noun)

   a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   Synonyms:
   tier, full point, layer, stratum, dot, spot, stop, head, leg, full stop, horizontal surface, gunpoint, peak, microscope stage, point, point in time, floor, percentage point, breaker point, spirit level, phase, power point, academic degree, level, grade, stage, degree, arcdegree, pointedness, period, story, detail, decimal point, distributor point, item, stagecoach, compass point, storey, tip

3. stage(noun)

   a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

   Synonyms:
   point, leg, phase, degree, microscope stage, stagecoach, level

4. stage(noun)

   the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')

   Synonyms:
   point, leg, phase, degree, microscope stage, stagecoach, level

5. stagecoach, stage(noun)

   a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

   Synonyms:
   stage, level, leg, stagecoach, degree, point, phase, microscope stage

6. stage, leg(noun)

   a section or portion of a journey or course

   Synonyms:
   branch, stage, level, pegleg, leg, peg, stagecoach, degree, point, ramification, wooden leg, phase, microscope stage

7. stage(noun)

   any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something

   Synonyms:
   point, leg, phase, degree, microscope stage, stagecoach, level

8. stage, microscope stage(verb)

   a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

   Synonyms:
   stage, level, leg, stagecoach, degree, point, phase, microscope stage

9. stage, present, represent(verb)

   perform (a play), especially on a stage

   Synonyms:
   portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, introduce, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, present, confront, play, arrange, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, salute, give, defend, represent, lay out, comprise, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, award, submit, constitute, map, stage, pose

10. stage, arrange(verb)

    plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

    Synonyms:
    arrange, fix up, set, put, coif, dress, do, coiffure, order, set up, coiffe, format, present, represent, stage