Definition of play

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Play (n.) Hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display; scope; as, to give full play to mirth..

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Virtuoso :: Virtuoso (n.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player..
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To dislocate, as a shoulder bone..
Prelude :: Prelude (v. t.) To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air..
Catcall :: Catcall (n.) A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise..
Vaunt :: Vaunt (v. t.) To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation.
Disport :: Disport (v. i.) To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.
Romp :: Romp (v. i.) To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
Three-handed :: Three-handed (a.) Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game of cards..
Dice :: Dice (v. i.) To play games with dice.
Bowler :: Bowler (n.) One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game..
Toy :: Toy (v. t.) A plaything for children; a bawble.
Fool :: Fool (v. i.) To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
Display :: Display (v. t.) To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
Fumble :: Fumble (v. i.) To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
Stylus :: Stylus (n.) That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is frequently composed of metal or diamond..
Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment..
Fluter :: Fluter (n.) One who plays on the flute; a flutist or flautist.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to decline to make the trump..
Play :: Play (n.) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as, the fountain plays..
Pip :: Pip (n.) One of the conventional figures or spots on playing cards, dominoes, etc..
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