Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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play | Yes | No | Yes | No |
period | Yes | No | No | No |
play (noun) | period (noun) |
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gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations |
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause |
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | an amount of time |
an attempt to get something | the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon |
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill | a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed |
a preset plan of action in team sports | the end or completion of something |
activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules | (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games |
the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | |
utilization or exercise | |
movement or space for movement | |
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage | |
verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | |
a theatrical performance of a drama | |
a weak and tremulous light | |
a state in which action is feasible | |
the removal of constraints | |
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds |
play (verb) | period (verb) |
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engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | |
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | |
exhaust by allowing to pull on the line | |
consider not very seriously | |
participate in games or sport | |
bet or wager (money) | |
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | |
put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game | |
make bets | |
stake on the outcome of an issue | |
shoot or hit in a particular manner | |
employ in a game or in a specific position | |
use or move | |
use to one's advantage | |
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | |
discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream | |
replay (as a melody) | |
perform music on (a musical instrument) | |
play a role or part | |
perform on a certain location | |
be performed or presented for public viewing | |
cause to emit recorded audio or video | |
pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity | |
perform on a stage or theater | |
emit recorded sound | |
play on an instrument | |
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | |
move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly | |
cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space | |
engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion | |
behave in a certain way | |
be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children | |
act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome | |
behave carelessly or indifferently | |
be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way |