He plays the piano very well.
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Plays
//pleɪz//
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disportdissembledissimulatediversiondivertdodo a bitdo withdocumentdocumentary dramadoingdouble entendredouble headerdouble-headerdoublesdraftdramaloguedramatic playdramatic seriesdramatizedraughtdraughtsmandraughtydraw lotsdraw strawsdriveduodramaduologueedited versionelbowroomemoteemotionalizeemphasizeemployemploymentenactengageengage inengrossmentenjoymententertainentertainmentepic theatererrorerror signalsessayethnic jokeeventexecuteexerciseexertexperimental theaterexploitextemporizeextravaganzafadefailurefair copyfakefeedback pulsesfeedback signalsfeignfeintfictionfiddlefiddle faddlefiddle withfiddle-faddlefidgetfidget withfieldfilm datafinal draftfinessefinger withfinished versionfirst draftflatterflexibilityflickerflickeringflickering lightflierflimsyflirtflopflounceflutterflutteringflyerfoolfool aroundfool withfortranfortunefour flushfour-flushfoursomefree coursefree handfree playfree reinfree scopefreedomfribblefriskfrivolfrivolityfrolicfull scopefull swingfun and gamesfunctionfunctioningfunmakingfunny storygaggambitgamblegambolgamegames of chancegaminggammongasserget top billinggimmickgivegiveawayglancing lightgogo along withgo through the motionsgood onegood storygood timegrand guignolgreat fungushhandbookhandlehappeninghave effecthave free playhave funhave playhazardhazardingheadroomhesitatehexadecimal systemhigh old timehigh timehighlighthistrionizehithit showholographhorse aroundhorseplayhowleridleimpersonateimpose onimprovisational dramaimproviseinformationinput datainput quantityinstructionsinstrumentinterpretjapejerk offjestjestbookjetjigjockeyjoin injokejollitykid aroundlambencylark
Verb(64 words)
defrauddick downdiddledip one's pen in someone's inkwelldiscuss ugandado itdo the deeddo the nastydo what one doeseffencounterengage in sexengenderexchange fleshexpletive deletedfiddleflirtfrackfrakfrick
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frigfuckget busyget downget freakyget itget it onget jiggyget laidget luckyget one's dick wetget one's end awayget one's freak onget one's groove onget one's leg overget one's oatsget physicalget someget the dirty water off one's chestgo all the waygo at itgraft the forked treegreasehaul one's asheshave intimate relationshave it awayhave it offhave marital relationshave sexhave sexual relationshide the salamihide the sausagehide the wieniehike the appalachian trailhit the sheetshook uphumpinstrumentintercoursejamjig-jigknock bootsknowknow someone in the biblical sense
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lovely timelucklucubrationludicmachine languagemakemake a betmake a pretensemake a show ofmake as ifmake believemake gomake light ofmake likemake musicmake out likemake use ofmalfunctionmanagemaneuvering spacemanipulatemanuscriptmarginmasquemasquerademasquerade asmatchmatch coinsmattermeet a betmelodramamerrymakingmessmess aroundmess withmessagemilitatemimemimicminimizeminstrel showmiraclemiracle playmisbehavemisusemonkeymonkey aroundmonkey businessmonodramamonologuemoralitymorality playmotionmovemovementmovementsmsmultiple messagesmusic dramamusical revuemysterymystery playno holds barrednoisenonfictionnumeric dataoccupationoctal systemopen spaceoperaoperateoperationoperationsopusoriginaloscillograph dataoutputoutput dataoutput quantityoveractpageantpanel showpanicpantomimepaperparchmentparlayparticipateparticipate inpasspass forpassion playpastimepastoralpastoral dramapatterpenscriptpentathlonpercolateperformperform onperformanceperkpersonatephilanderpicnicpiddlepiecepiece of writingpilotplaceplay a partplay a sceneplay againstplay aroundplay at diceplay ballplay by earplay downplay for timeplay of lightplay offplay onplay possumplay the gameplay the leadplay the poniesplay upplay up toplay withplay-offplayactplayingplaying periodplayletpleasant timepleasureployplungeplypoempointpolar dataportraypose aspotterpracticeprankpratpraxispretendpretend to beprinted matterprintoutproblem playproceedprocrastinateproductionprofesspsychodramapunch-card datapuntputput onput on airsputterquiverquiveringquiz showraceradio dramaraffleraffle offrandom datarangereading matterrecensionrecreaterecreationrectangular datareenactreference quantityregisterrenderrevelryreviewrevuerib ticklerriotriskriskingrivalrollickromproomroom to spareroperuly englishrunrun aroundrunoffscopescreamscreedscripscriptscrivescrollsea roomsecond draftseesee tosensational playserialservesetshamshenaniganshimmershoot crapsshotshowsick jokesidesplittersight gagsignalsignalssimulatesingle messagessinglessitcomsituation comedysketchskipskitskylarkingslacksleep aroundsleightsmattersoapsoap operasociodramasoft-soapsortitionspacespare roomspectaclespeculatespeculationspewspitsportsportingsportivenessspotlightspoutsprayspritzspurtspurtlesquirtstagestage playstage showstakestakingstall for timestand patstarsteal the showsteerstoogestorystraight dramastratagemstresssuccesssuck up tosurgesuspense dramaswingsymphonizetableautableau vivanttaketake advantage oftake care oftake effecttake offtake ontake part intake uptalk showteaseteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtemporizethe written wordtheater of crueltytheatre playthink aboutthink nothing ofthreesometicktinkertoady totolerancetom showtomfoolerytosstotal theatertoy withtrade ontranscripttranscriptiontread the boardstreasurytreatmenttrifletrifle withtriptroupetruckle totug the heartstringsturntwiddletwosometypescriptuncertaintyunderlineunderscoreundertakeunorganized dataupstageuseutilizevariety showvaudevillevaudeville showvehicleventureversionvie withvisible-speech datavisual jokevomitvomit forthvomit outwagerwageringwaverwaywearwellwheezewide berthwieldwilewing itwomanizeword-of-mouth successworkwork togetherworkingworkingswowwritingyarn
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No matter what he plays on the screen, Tom looks great.
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Do you enjoy plays, films and such?
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After a year's practice, she plays the piano after a fashion.
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