Definition of play

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Play (n.) To act; to behave; to practice deception.

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Ground :: Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground..
Brandish :: Brandish (n.) To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms..
Credence :: Credence (n.) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose..
Play :: Play (n.) Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair play; sword play; a play of wit..
Playwright :: Playwright (n.) A maker or adapter of plays.
Cue :: Cue (n.) A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.
Golf :: Golf (n.) A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.
Gypsy :: Gypsy (v. i.) To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
Stockade :: Stock (a.) Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon..
Gavot :: Gavot (n.) A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
Recursant :: Recursant (a.) Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle.
Bannerol :: Bannerol (n.) A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.
Cricket :: Cricket (n.) A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides..
Interplay :: Interplay (n.) Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection..
Setout :: Setout (n.) A display, as of plate, equipage, etc.; that which is displayed..
Distriction :: Distriction (n.) Sudden display; flash; glitter.
Isochasmic :: Isochasmic (a.) Indicating equal auroral display; as, an isochasmic line..
Base :: Base (n.) A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars..
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