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العربية
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المسرحيّة
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المسرحيّات
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Play
- (n.) To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute.
- (n.) Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game.
- (v. t.) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
- (n.) To act on the stage; to personate a character.
- (n.) Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols.
- (v. t.) To act or perform (a play); to represent in music action; as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to play King Lear; to play the woman.
- (n.) Hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display; scope; as, to give full play to mirth.
- (n.) Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair play; sword play; a play of wit.
- (v. t.) To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at baseball.
- (n.) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- (v. t.) To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump.
- (v. t.) To perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ.
- (n.) A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.
- (v. t.) To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute; as, to play tricks.
- (n.) To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
- (n.) Performance on an instrument of music.
- (n.) The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement, or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as, to lose a fortune in play.
- (n.) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as, the fountain plays.
- (n.) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- (n.) To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball; hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes.
- (n.) To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.
- (v. t.) To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to play a waltz on the violin.
- (n.) Motion; movement, regular or irregular; as, the play of a wheel or piston; hence, also, room for motion; free and easy action.
- (n.) The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy; as, he attends ever play.
Synonyms:
Act, Bet, Bid, Bring, Caper, Dally, Diddle, Drama, Encounter, Fiddle, Flirt, Frolic, Fun, Gambling, Gambol, Gaming, Looseness, Make-believe, Maneuver, Manoeuvre, Meet, Pretend, Recreate, Represent, Romp, Run, Shimmer, Sport, Toy, Trifle, Turn, Wager, Work, Wreak,
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• Playsome
- (a.) Playful; wanton; sportive.
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Proof, Black-Pepper, Evidence, Tenter, Names, Ajar, Parry, Goose, Acquisitivenesses, Whether, Acquisitive, Cog, Bum Bailiff, Ajar, Crust, Busy, Guess, Cinnamon, Bailiff, Almond Shaped, Psycho, Almond Eyed, Occupation, Almon, Employment, Legitimate, Almira, Penciling, Almir, Marmal, Hissing, Innovative, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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