[...] there had been some amusing byplay with the enginemen as to what might be expected to happen if the engines failed to behave themselves properly.
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Byplay
Synonyms for "byplay" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
stage businessaside
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
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9 entriesactingdramatic devicedramatic techniqueliterary devicenarrative techniqueperformingplayactingplayingtheatrical element
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbrief byplaycomic byplaydramatic byplaymetatheatrical byplaysilent byplaystage byplay
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The father-son byplay is occasionally overdone and tedious, but there is a genuine warmth in both the Oland-Luke and the Toler-Sen Yung teamings.
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