play

noun [U] (ENJOYMENT)

/pleɪ/

Definition

B2 activity that is not serious but done for enjoyment, especially when children enjoy themselves with toys and games: The kids don't get much time for play in the evenings. We watched the children at play in the park.General words for fun

(Definition of play noun (ENJOYMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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play hardball idiom
play it by ear idiom
play it cool idiom
play itself out phrasal verb
play noun (ACTING)
play noun (ENJOYMENT)
play noun (GAME)
play noun (MOVEMENT)
play off phrasal verb
play on words idiom
play on/upon sth phrasal verb

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play verb (ENJOY)
play verb (GAME)
play verb (ACT)
play verb (PRODUCE SOUNDS/PICTURES)
play verb (MOVE)
play verb (RISK MONEY)

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play off phrasal verb
play out phrasal verb
play up phrasal verb (CHILD)
play up phrasal verb (MACHINE)
play along phrasal verb
play about, at play around phrasal verb (BE SILLY)

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be playing at sth idiom
go play with yourself! idiom
have sth to play with idiom
play sb at their own game idiom
play your cards right idiom
play (sth) by ear idiom

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Synonyms and related words:

amusement noun
crack noun (ENJOYABLE TIME)
craic noun
fling noun
fun noun (GAME/JOKE)
fun noun (PLEASURE)
gas noun (ENJOYABLE SITUATION)
giggle noun (FUNNY SITUATION)
hoopla noun (EXCITEMENT)
horseplay noun
jollification noun
laugh noun
merriment noun
riot noun
rough and tumble idiom
sport noun (GAME)

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