Definition of play

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Play (n.) To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.

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Lyrist :: Lyrist (n.) A musician who plays on the harp or lyre; a composer of lyrical poetry.
Recast :: Recast (v. t.) To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new form or shape; to reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an argument or a play..
Prelude :: Prelude (v. i.) To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude.
Cockal :: Cockal (n.) The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
Leader :: Leader (n.) A performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins..
Gambol :: Gambol (v. i.) To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc..
Harlequin :: Harlequin (n. i.) To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
Nur :: Nur (n.) A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey..
Whiffler :: Whiffler (n.) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
Epilogue :: Epilogue (n.) A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play..
Wantonly :: Wantonly (adv.) In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint; loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly; lasciviously.
Muster :: Muster (v. t.) Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
Trick :: Trick (a.) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players..
Wave :: Wave (v. i.) To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate..
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled..
Poker :: Poker (n.) A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States..
Humorous :: Humorous (a.) Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect..
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