Definition of play

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Play (n.) To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute..

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Philosophate :: Philosophate (v. i.) To play the philosopher; to moralize.
Ruffian :: Ruffian (v. i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by jumping, as in draughts..
Player :: Player (n.) One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler..
Tooter :: Tooter (n.) One who toots; one who plays upon a pipe or horn.
Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
Pack :: Pack (n.) To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater..
Muster :: Muster (v. t.) To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like..
Blazonry :: Blazonry (n.) Artistic representation or display.
Pun :: Pun (n.) A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Splaymouthed :: Splaymouth (n.) A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision.
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
Foinery :: Foinery (n.) Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as distinguished from broadsword play..
Bandy :: Bandy (v. t.) To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy..
Cricket :: Cricket (v. i.) To play at cricket.
Pietist :: Pietist (n.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.
Bandy :: Bandy (n.) A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
Uncase :: Uncase (v. t.) To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body..
Card :: Card (n.) A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards..
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