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   backdrop

   /ˈbakdrɒp/

   noun

   • 1. a painted cloth hung at the back of a theatre stage as part of the scenery.
   • ▪ the setting or background for a scene, event, or situation: "the conference took place against a backdrop of increasing diplomatic activity"

   verb

   • 1. lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to: "the rolling hills that backdropped our camp"

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • D

     2

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

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