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• amuse — 01. The children were able to [amuse] themselves during the bus ride by drawing and reading comics. 02. The movie wasn t very funny; it was only mildly [amusing]. 03. The baby seemed [amused] by the toys that were shown to her, and smiled and… …   Grammatical examples in English

• play — playingly, adv. playless, adj. playlike, adj. /play/, n. 1. a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 4. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said …   Universalium

• play — 1. verb 1) Aidan and Robert were playing with their toys Syn: amuse oneself, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, divert oneself; frolic, frisk, romp, caper; informal mess around 2) I used to play hockey Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• play — [[t]pleɪ[/t]] n. 1) a dramatic composition; drama 2) a dramatic performance, as on the stage 3) activity, often spontaneous, engaged in for recreation, as by children 4) fun or jest, as opposed to earnest: I said it merely in play[/ex] 5) a pun… …   From formal English to slang

• trifle — n 1. bagatelle, bauble, trinket, knickknack, Inf. doodad; gimcrack, gewgaw, whimwham, piece of junk; toy, plaything, dalliance, frivolity. 2. triviality, no great matter, no big thing, technicality; unimportant or inconsequential thing or matter …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• toy — toyer, n. toyless, adj. toylike, adj. /toy/, n. 1. an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything. 2. a thing or matter of little or no value or importance; a… …   Universalium

• monkey — n 1. simian, Inf. monk, chimpanzee, Inf. chimp, ape, Archaic. jackanapes; capuchin, lan gur, guenon, macaque, spider monkey, rhesus monkey, jacko; marmoset, grivet, hoolock, tota, chacma, tamarin; sapajou, marikina, mangabey, sagoin, guariba, lar …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in …   English World dictionary

• Viennese German — is the city dialect spoken in Vienna, the capital of Austria and is counted among the Austro Bavarian dialects. Even in Lower Austria, the state surrounding the city, many of its expressions are not used, while farther to the west they are often… …   Wikipedia

• game — game1 noun 1》 an activity engaged in for amusement.     ↘the equipment used in playing a board game, computer game, etc. 2》 a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules.     ↘(games) a meeting for sporting contests.… …   English new terms dictionary

• toy — [[t]tɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children to play with; plaything 2) a thing or matter of little or no value or importance; trifle 3) something diminutive, esp. in… …   From formal English to slang