Definition of play

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of play is as below...

Play (n.) To act on the stage; to personate a character.

Lern More About Play

Boast :: Boast (v. t.) To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol..
Splayfooted :: Splayfoot (a.) Alt. of Splayfoote.
Splayfoot :: Splayfeet (pl. ) of Splayfoo.
Bandy :: Bandy (n.) A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
Check :: Check (n.) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move..
Piping :: Piping (v.) Playing on a musical pipe.
Gladiator :: Gladiator (n.) Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement..
Wave :: Wave (v. i.) To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate..
Buss :: Buss (n.) A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
Tambourine :: Tambourine (n.) A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel..
Die :: Die (n.) A small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to six, and used in playing games by being shaken in a box and thrown from it. See Dice..
Splaymouth :: Splaymouths (pl. ) of Splaymout.
Bopeep :: Bopeep (n.) The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened..
Daft :: Daft (a.) Gay; playful; frolicsome.
Clumps :: Clumps (n.) A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions; -- so called because the players take sides in two clumps or groups, the clump which guesses the word winning the game..
Concerto :: Concerto (n.) A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill..
Epilogue :: Epilogue (n.) A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play..
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
Dummy :: Dummy (n.) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us