All play synonyms
play
P p verb play
- comes around β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- boozing β any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- get a handle on β that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
- lollygagging β lallygag.
- dittoed β the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- have a hand in β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- cribbing β the action of one that cribs
- look on β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- field β Cyrus West, 1819β92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
- exploit β Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- gaming β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- kick up one's heels β the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- mouthing β the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- larking β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- adventured β Simple past tense and past participle of adventure.
- let in β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- jousting β a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- lotted β one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- boohoo β to sob or pretend to sob noisily
- mess with β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- cavort β When people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way.
- make believe β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- dabble β If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously.
- gamble β to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- compete β If you compete in a contest or a game, you take part in it.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
noun play
- working β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- writing β the act of a person or thing that writes.
- flummery β oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
- frivolity β the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- concerto β A concerto is a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra.
- banter β Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
- asteism β use of creative, courteous, and well-mannered sarcasm or ridicule
- haha β sunk fence.
- matinee β an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- masque β a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- hobby β an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- drama β a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- gambit β Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- fun β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- beguilement β to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- conation β the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
- application β An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- diapason β either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour
- implementation β the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.