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noun
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
adj
- Of or relating to the drama.
- suitable to or characteristic of drama
- pertaining to or characteristic of drama
- (informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.
- Striking in appearance or effect.
- Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
noun
- The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
- A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
- Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
- Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- a deliberately false or improbable account
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
noun
- The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.
- a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
- Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair.
- a clandestine love affair
verb
- (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
- (transitive) To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate.
- (intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
- (intransitive) To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.
- form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
- cause to be interested or curious
noun
- An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
- A mystery play.
- A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
- (archaic outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
- (Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
- (chiefly in the plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
- Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
noun
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- (journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.
- (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- (military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.
- A prominent figure; a "major player".
adj
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- slow and laborious because of weight
- prodigious
- of relatively large extent and density
- full and loud and deep
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- darkened by clouds
- full of; bearing great weight
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- sharply inclined
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- requiring or showing effort
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- of great intensity or power or force
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- (of a person) Heavyset: overweight.
- Not raised or leavened.
- (of weather) Hot and humid.
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
- (of any physical thing) Having great weight.
- (oil industry) Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (nautical, military) Heavily-armed.
- (of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.
- (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.
- (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- (of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
- Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- (slang) Armed.
- (finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
- Having the heaves.
- Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
- Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
adv
verb
noun
- a dramatic or musical entertainment
- any recognized accomplishment
- the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- process or manner of functioning or operating
- That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
- (art) A live show or concert.
noun
- drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
- A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
- The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
noun
- (drama) the genre of such works
- (countable, Medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
- (countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- (uncountable) entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- the art of composing comedy
- (countable) a humorous event
- (countable, historical) a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- (countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- light and humorous drama with a happy ending
- a comic incident or series of incidents
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- any dramatic scene
- a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
- (logic) A semantic tableau.
- A vivid graphic scene of a group of people or objects arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
- (linguistics, optimality theory) A table that shows constraint violations of a list of candidates given an input and a constraint ranking.
- (theater) A unit of a play, an opera, or a ballet with change of stage setting.
- (mathematics) A two-dimensional array or table of data, usually numbers, of various specific kinds.
- A striking and vivid representation or scene; a picture.
- (card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
noun
- a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)
- a shockingly bad person
- (agriculture, rare) Synonym of stooker.
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial) An offensive hand gesture suggesting two in the pink, one in the stink.
- (colloquial) Something done very badly.
- A device for giving electric shocks.
- (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.
intj
noun
noun
- the production of a drama on the stage
- travel by stagecoach
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- a system of scaffolds
- (programming, uncountable) An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- The business of running stagecoaches.
- (logistics) The process of loading and unloading commercial vehicles.
- A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it.
- (theater) A performance of a play
- The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.
- The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
- (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.
- The act or process of putting on an event.
- The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
verb
noun
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
noun
- The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
- A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
- Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
- Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- a deliberately false or improbable account
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
noun
- The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.
- a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
- Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair.
- a clandestine love affair
verb
- (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
- (transitive) To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate.
- (intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
- (intransitive) To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.
- form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
- cause to be interested or curious
noun
- An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
- A mystery play.
- A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
- (archaic outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
- (Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
- (chiefly in the plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
- Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
noun
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- (journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.
- (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- (military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.
- A prominent figure; a "major player".
adj
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- slow and laborious because of weight
- prodigious
- of relatively large extent and density
- full and loud and deep
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- darkened by clouds
- full of; bearing great weight
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- sharply inclined
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- requiring or showing effort
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- of great intensity or power or force
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- (of a person) Heavyset: overweight.
- Not raised or leavened.
- (of weather) Hot and humid.
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
- (of any physical thing) Having great weight.
- (oil industry) Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (nautical, military) Heavily-armed.
- (of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.
- (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.
- (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- (of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
- Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- (slang) Armed.
- (finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
- Having the heaves.
- Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
- Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
adv
verb
noun
- a dramatic or musical entertainment
- any recognized accomplishment
- the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- process or manner of functioning or operating
- That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
- (art) A live show or concert.
noun
- drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
- A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
- The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
noun
- (drama) the genre of such works
- (countable, Medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
- (countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- (uncountable) entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- the art of composing comedy
- (countable) a humorous event
- (countable, historical) a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- (countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- light and humorous drama with a happy ending
- a comic incident or series of incidents
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- any dramatic scene
- a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
- (logic) A semantic tableau.
- A vivid graphic scene of a group of people or objects arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
- (linguistics, optimality theory) A table that shows constraint violations of a list of candidates given an input and a constraint ranking.
- (theater) A unit of a play, an opera, or a ballet with change of stage setting.
- (mathematics) A two-dimensional array or table of data, usually numbers, of various specific kinds.
- A striking and vivid representation or scene; a picture.
- (card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
noun
- a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)
- a shockingly bad person
- (agriculture, rare) Synonym of stooker.
- (slang, vulgar, colloquial) An offensive hand gesture suggesting two in the pink, one in the stink.
- (colloquial) Something done very badly.
- A device for giving electric shocks.
- (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.
noun
- the production of a drama on the stage
- travel by stagecoach
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- a system of scaffolds
- (programming, uncountable) An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- The business of running stagecoaches.
- (logistics) The process of loading and unloading commercial vehicles.
- A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it.
- (theater) A performance of a play
- The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.
- The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
- (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.
- The act or process of putting on an event.
- The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
verb
adj
- Of or relating to the drama.
- suitable to or characteristic of drama
- pertaining to or characteristic of drama
- (informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.
- Striking in appearance or effect.
- Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style