Play
//pleɪ//
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The word "play" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.
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God does not play dice God does not play dice with the universe PlayStation Playmaster Scottish play advantage play afterplay against the run of play ageplay airplay all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy all-play-all and don't play one on TV antiplay approach play at play audio play autoplay batting average on balls in play binge-play bioplay bloodplay breath play breathplay bring into play buttplay buy-to-play by-play byplay cardplay chamber play chapterplay checks play child's play close of play come into play counterplay cross-play crossplay death play double play double play depth double-play downplay edge play electroplay endplay extended play fair play field of play fingerplay fireplay flag on the play food play foodplay force play foreplay foul play fourplay free to play free-to-play game-play gameplay genderplay go and play in the traffic go and play in traffic go play in the traffic go play in traffic go play with yourself grandstand play gunplay hair play hairplay hold-up play horse-play horseplay humiliation play impact play interplay isolation play kabuki play kittenplay knifeplay learn to play let's play line of play long play long-play longplay love play magnet play make a play match play medal play metaplay midplay miniplay miracle play misplay morality play multiplay mystery play nameplay nativity play neighborhood play netplay nonplay open play out of play out-play outdoor play outplay overplay pack and play pad play painplay parallel play party and play pass-and-play passion play pay for play pay or play pay per play pay to play pay-to-play pee play period play pet play petplay photoplay piss play pissplay play Cupid play God play Nostradamus play Old Gooseberry play Old Harry play Old Harry with play a double game play a part play a role play a waiting game play about play against type play all one's cards play along play around play at play away play back play ball play big play booty play both ends against the middle play both sides against the middle play bow play by ear play by play play by the rules play cat and mouse play catch-up play cheat play chicken play clock play club play coy play date play dead play dirty play doctor play doggo play down play dumb play equipment play fair play fast and loose play favorites play fight play fine play first fiddle play for a fool play for love play for time play full play games play gooseberry play group play hard to get play hardball play havoc play hell with play hob with play hookey play hookie play hooky play host to play house play in play in Peoria play into someone's hands play it by ear play it cheap play it close to the hip play it cool play it for all it's worth play it pear-shaped play it safe play it straight play like play lunch play merry havoc with play merry hell with play money play musical chairs play nice play number two play of color play of words play off play on play on someone's heartstrings play on words play one against another play one's cards right play one's cards well play one's guts out play one's hand right play one's part play or pay play out play park play party play pendulum play politics play possum play pretty play pussy play safe play second fiddle play silly beggars play silly buggers play small play someone at their own game play someone false play someone like a bass fiddle play someone like a fiddle play someone like a violin play stick play street play structure play stupid play the Nazi card play the advantage play the angles play the ball play the ball and not the man play the ball not the man play the board play the cat and banjo with play the clitar play the deuce with play the devil with play the dickens with play the field play the fool play the game play the gender card play the giddy goat play the giddy ox play the goat play the hand dealt play the hand one is dealt play the hand one was dealt play the hand that one is dealt play the hand that one was dealt play the long game play the man play the man and not the ball play the man not the ball play the mischief with play the odds play the ponies play the pronoun game play the race card play the same tape play the skin flute play the something card play the system play the victim card play the wag play the white man play the world's smallest violin play therapy play through play to play to the cheap seats play to the crowd play to the gallery play to the whistle play to win play tonsil hockey play tricks play truant play up play up Old Gooseberry play up to play upon play upon words play well with others play with play with a full deck play with edge-tools play with edged tools play with fire play with house money play with oneself play-act play-acting play-action pass play-actor play-actress play-book play-by-email play-by-mail play-by-play play-by-snail-mail play-doh play-fight play-off play-party play-play play-right play-through play-writing playability playable playact playaholic playathon playback playball playbarn playbill playblast playboard playboat playboating playbook playbor playbox playboy playbroker playbroking playbus playcalling playcare playcart playcenter playcentre playception playclothes playdate playday playdough playdown player playette playfeer playfellow playfield playfight playframe playfriend playful playgame playgan playgirl playgoer playgoing playground playgroup playhouse playland playleader playless playlet playlike playline playlist playlore playlot playlunch playmaker playmaking playmat playmate playmobile playock playoff playout playover playpark playpen playpiece playpipe playplace playreader playreading playright playroom playscale playscape playscheme playschool playscript playset playshed playsheet playshoe playshop playslip playsome playsong playspace playspot playstead playstow playstreet playstructure playstyle playsuit playtest playtester playtext plaything playthrough playtime playtoy playware playwear playwork playworker playworld playworthy playwright playwriter playwriting plug and play plug-and-play ponyplay power play power-play preplay problem play pup play pure-play pureplay quad play quickplay raceplay radio play radioplay rain stopped play rapeplay ring play role play role-play roleplay run of play rôleplay screen play screenplay self-play sensation play sensory play sensual play sex play sexual play shadow play shoeplay shortplay side play slowplay soft play softplay spearplay squeeze play stage play stageplay state of play stay and play straight play stroke play superplay teamplay teleplay temp play temperature play that's why they play the game trick play triple play turn about is fair play turnabout is fair play two can play at that game two can play at this game two can play that game two can play this game underplay unplay war play waterplay wax play waxplay well-made play wet play when the cat's away the mice play when the cat's away the mice will play wing-play word play wordplay
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adopt attitude adopt playful attitude adopt puppy arrange to have time off buy toy child do fun find free friend find friend find friend to play with find playmate find to play with get playmate get to play with go out have fun have game to play have to play with imagine yourself in another situation join game learn game learn rules make friends planning play fair play nicely put in dollar relax relax and act silly start game wear playclothes
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acquit act action activeness activity alteration amount appear apply assume attempt bear beat begin behave bet carry change commence compete comport conduct consider contend create deal deport discharge displace diversion do dramatic composition dramatic work effort employ employment endeavor endeavour exercise exhaust exploit feign freedom gamble get get down go hit humor humour locomote look look at make manipulate measure modification motion movability movableness move move movement perform plan of action quantity re-create recreate recreation seem set about set out sham show simulate sound start start out take travel try try tucker tucker out usage use use utilisation utilise utilization utilize vice vie wager wash up wit witticism wittiness work
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