Definition of play

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Play (v. t.) To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute; as, to play tricks..

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Harlequinade :: Harlequinade (n.) A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin.
Magnificent :: Magnificent (a.) Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence..
Hypocrite :: Hypocrite (n.) One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or piety..
Carom :: Carom (n.) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular..
Spluttered :: Splurge (v. i.) To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory..
Cassino :: Cassino (n.) A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points..
Copyright :: Copyright (n.) The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books..
Djerrid :: Djerrid (n.) A game played with it.
Ball :: Ball (n.) A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc..
Rig :: Rig (v. i.) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment..
Semibarbaric :: Semibarbaric (a.) Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display..
Moral :: Moral (n.) A morality play. See Morality, 5..
Costume :: Costume (n.) Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
Wavy :: Wavy (a.) Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames..
Romp :: Romp (n.) A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
Whist :: Whist (n.) A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed..
Displayed :: Displayed (a.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of pray, esp. an eagle..
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