ballplayer | (noun) an athlete who plays baseball | Synonyms: baseball player |
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byplay | (noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | Synonyms: business, stage business |
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cosplay | (verb) wear a costume to resemble a character from some media especially anime | - |
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cosplayer | (noun) Someone who wears a costume from a comic book or similar media | - |
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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 | - |
(verb) to show, make visible or apparent | Synonyms: exhibit, expose |
(verb) attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals | - |
downplay | (verb) understate the importance or quality of | Synonyms: background, play down |
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(verb) represent as less significant or important | Synonyms: minimise, minimize, understate |
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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(verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner | - |
(verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note | - |
outplay | (verb) excel or defeat in a game | - |
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overplay | (verb) exaggerate one's acting | Synonyms: ham, ham it up, overact |
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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 |
(verb) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | Synonyms: toy |
(verb) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | Synonyms: act, act as |
(verb) exhaust by allowing to pull on the line | - |
(verb) consider not very seriously | Synonyms: dally, trifle |
(verb) participate in games or sport | - |
(verb) bet or wager (money) | - |
(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | Synonyms: encounter, meet, take on |
(verb) put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game | - |
(verb) make bets | - |
(verb) stake on the outcome of an issue | Synonyms: bet, wager |
(verb) shoot or hit in a particular manner | - |
(verb) employ in a game or in a specific position | - |
(verb) use or move | - |
(verb) use to one's advantage | - |
(verb) manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | Synonyms: diddle, fiddle, toy |
(verb) discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream | - |
(verb) replay (as a melody) | Synonyms: spiel |
(verb) perform music on (a musical instrument) | - |
(verb) play a role or part | Synonyms: act, represent |
(verb) perform on a certain location | - |
(verb) be performed or presented for public viewing | - |
(verb) cause to emit recorded audio or video | Synonyms: run |
(verb) pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity | - |
(verb) perform on a stage or theater | Synonyms: act, playact, roleplay |
(verb) emit recorded sound | - |
(verb) play on an instrument | - |
(verb) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | Synonyms: bring, make for, work, wreak |
(verb) move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly | - |
(verb) cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space | - |
(verb) engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion | Synonyms: recreate |
(verb) behave in a certain way | - |
(verb) be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children | - |
(verb) act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome | - |
(verb) behave carelessly or indifferently | Synonyms: dally, flirt, toy |
(verb) be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way | - |
playable | (adjective) capable of or suitable for being played or played on | - |
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playact | (verb) perform on a stage or theater | Synonyms: act, play, roleplay |
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playacting | (noun) the performance of a part or role in a drama | Synonyms: acting, performing, playing |
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playactor | (noun) an actor who travels around the country presenting plays | Synonyms: barnstormer, play-actor, trouper |
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playback | (noun) the act of reproducing recorded sound | - |
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(noun) electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material | - |
playbill | (noun) a theatrical program | - |
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playbook | (noun) a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign | - |
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(noun) a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays | - |
(noun) a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team) | - |
playbox | (noun) a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) | Synonyms: play-box |
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playboy | (noun) a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure | Synonyms: Corinthian, man-about-town |
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playday | (noun) time for play or diversion | Synonyms: playtime |
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played | (adjective) (of games) engaged in | - |
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player | (noun) a theatrical performer | Synonyms: actor, histrion, role player, thespian |
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(noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | Synonyms: participant |
(noun) someone who plays a music as a profession | Synonyms: instrumentalist, musician |
(noun) a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously | - |
(noun) someone who takes part in an activity | Synonyms: participant |
playfellow | (noun) a companion at play | Synonyms: playmate |
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playful | (adjective) full of fun and high spirits | - |
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playfully | (adverb) in a playful manner | - |
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playfulness | (noun) activities that are enjoyable or amusing | Synonyms: fun, merriment |
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(noun) a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement | Synonyms: fun |
(noun) a festive merry feeling | Synonyms: gaiety |
playgoer | (noun) someone who attends the theater | Synonyms: theatergoer, theatregoer |
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playground | (noun) yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play | - |
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(noun) an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes | Synonyms: resort area, vacation spot |
playhouse | (noun) plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of | Synonyms: wendy house |
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playing | (noun) the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation | - |
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(noun) the act of playing a musical instrument | - |
(noun) the performance of a part or role in a drama | Synonyms: acting, performing, playacting |
playlet | (noun) a short play | - |
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playlist | (noun) a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio | Synonyms: play list |
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playmaker | (noun) a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score | - |
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playmate | (noun) a companion at play | Synonyms: playfellow |
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playoff | (noun) any final competition to determine a championship | - |
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playpen | (noun) a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play | Synonyms: pen |
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playroom | (noun) a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) | Synonyms: game room, rumpus room |
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playschool | (noun) a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions | Synonyms: play group |
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playscript | (noun) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance | Synonyms: book, script |
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playsuit | (noun) a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse | - |
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plaything | (noun) an artifact designed to be played with | Synonyms: toy |
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playtime | (noun) time for play or diversion | Synonyms: playday |
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playwright | (noun) someone who writes plays | Synonyms: dramatist |
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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 |
(verb) play again | - |
(verb) repeat a game against the same opponent | - |
(verb) play (a melody) again | - |
(verb) reproduce (a recording) on a recorder | Synonyms: play back |
roleplay | (verb) perform on a stage or theater | Synonyms: act, play, playact |
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roleplaying | (noun) acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy) | - |
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screenplay | (noun) a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
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splay | (adjective) turned outward in an ungainly manner | - |
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(noun) an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger | - |
(verb) move out of position | Synonyms: dislocate, luxate, slip |
(verb) turn outward | Synonyms: rotate, spread out, turn out |
(verb) spread open or apart | - |
splayfoot | (adjective) having feet that turn outward | Synonyms: splayfooted |
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(noun) a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out | Synonyms: flatfoot, pes planus |
splayfooted | (adjective) having feet that turn outward | Synonyms: splayfoot |
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swordplay | (noun) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | Synonyms: play |
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underplay | (verb) play a card lower than (a held high card) | - |
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(verb) act (a role) with great restraint | Synonyms: underact |
unplayable | (adjective) not capable of or suitable for being played or played on | - |
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unplayful | (adjective) completely lacking in playfulness | Synonyms: serious, sober |
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wordplay | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: paronomasia, pun, punning |
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