| byplay | (noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | Synonyms: business, stage business |
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| counterplay | (noun) (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board | Synonyms: counterattack |
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| display | (noun) something shown to the public | Synonyms: exhibit, showing |
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| (noun) a visual representation of something | Synonyms: presentation |
| (noun) an electronic device that represents information in visual form | Synonyms: video display |
| (noun) exhibiting openly in public view | - |
| (noun) something intended to communicate a particular impression | Synonyms: show |
| (noun) behavior that makes your feelings public | - |
| foreplay | (noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | Synonyms: arousal, stimulation |
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| gunplay | (noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | Synonyms: gunfight, shootout |
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| horseplay | (noun) rowdy or boisterous play | - |
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| interplay | (noun) reciprocal action and reaction | - |
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| misplay | (noun) (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | Synonyms: error |
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| play | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | Synonyms: caper, frolic, gambol, romp |
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| (noun) (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | Synonyms: turn |
| (noun) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | Synonyms: gambling, gaming |
| (noun) an attempt to get something | Synonyms: bid |
| (noun) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre |
| (noun) a preset plan of action in team sports | - |
| (noun) activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules | Synonyms: child's play |
| (noun) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | Synonyms: swordplay |
| (noun) utilization or exercise | - |
| (noun) movement or space for movement | Synonyms: looseness |
| (noun) a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage | Synonyms: drama, dramatic play |
| (noun) verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | Synonyms: fun, sport |
| (noun) a theatrical performance of a drama | - |
| (noun) a weak and tremulous light | Synonyms: shimmer |
| (noun) a state in which action is feasible | - |
| (noun) the removal of constraints | Synonyms: free rein |
| (noun) (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds | Synonyms: period of play, playing period |
| replay | (noun) the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | Synonyms: action replay, instant replay |
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| (noun) something (especially a game) that is played again | Synonyms: rematch |
| screenplay | (noun) a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
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| splay | (noun) an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger | - |
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| swordplay | (noun) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | Synonyms: play |
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| wordplay | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: paronomasia, pun, punning |
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