backdrop

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: back=drop
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

backdrop, n. 

•  the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain backcloth.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as, the backdrop for the summit meeting.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

backdrop, n. = BACKCLOTH.

THESAURUS

backdrop

act drop, arena, asbestos, asbestos board, back, background, batten, border, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, distance, drop, drop curtain, field, fire curtain, flat, flipper, ground, hanging, hinterland, locale, mise-en-scene, rag, rear, scene, scenery, screen, setting, side scene, stage, stage screw, stage set, stage setting, tab, tableau, teaser, theater, tormentor, transformation, transformation scene, wing, wingcut, woodcut