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68 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• play v. (Intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• play v. (Transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• play v. (Intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
• play v. To gamble.
• play v. (Transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• play v. (Multiple senses, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• play v. (Multiple senses) To behave in a particular way.
• play v. (Transitive, intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating…
• play v. (Intransitive) To move to and fro.
• play v. (Transitive) To put in action or motion.
• play v. (Transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
• play v. (Transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
• play n. (Uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• play n. (Uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• play n. (Uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
• play n. (Uncountable) An individual’s performance in a sport or game.
• play n. (Countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
• play n. (Countable, turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one’s turn to play.
• play n. (Countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• play n. (Countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• play n. (Countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor…
• play n. (Countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
• play n. (Uncountable) Movement (Of a pattern of light etc.).
• play n. (Uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
• play n. (Uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
• play n. (Countable) An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
• play n. (Countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
• play n. (Archaic, now usually in compounds) Activity relating to martial combat or fighting.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Chinese
  • play suff. Play (sexual roleplaying).

— English words, defined in German —

• play V. Spielen.
• play S. Das Spiel.
• play S. Theater: Schauspiel, Aufführung.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• play w. Afspelen.
• play w. Spelen.
• play n. Toneelstuk.

— English words, defined in French —

• play n. Pièce de théâtre, pièce.
• play n. Jeu dans le sens activité de jouer, le fait de jouer. Note : Le terme play se distingue du terme game…
• play v. (Intransitif) Jouer.
• play v. (Transitif) Jouer à (to play a sport, a game).
• play v. (Transitif) Jouer de (to play a musical instrument).
• play v. (Transitif) Diriger, orienter.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• play v. Jugar.
• play v. Jugar (un juego o deporte).
• play v. Representar (un papel teatral o un rol social).
• play v. Tocar (un instrumento musical o género).
• play v. Reproducir (una grabación de audio o video).
• play s. Juego.
• play s. Dramatización, representación (teatral); obra de teatro.
• play s. Jugada; movida (en un juego).
• play s. Consola de videojuegos.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• play s. Brincadeira, jogo (de crianças).
• play s. Peça (de teatro).
• play v. Brincar.
• play v. Jogar (participar de um jogo).
• play v. Fazer o papel de.
• play v. Tocar (instrumento musical).

— English words, defined in Italian —

• play s. (Teatro) dramma, pezzo teatrale, spettacolo.
• play s. Gioco.
• play s. Giocare.
• play s. (Musica) suonare (uno strumento musicale).
• play s. (Teatro) (cinema) recitare.

— In French —

• Play n.f. (Familier) (Jeux vidéo) Abrègement du mot PlayStation.

— In Portuguese —

• play s. (Estrangeirismo) botão que aciona a reprodução de mídia.
• play s. (Estrangeirismo e figurado) situação em que será necessário…
• play s. (Estrangeirismo) ver parquinho, pleigraunde.

— In Italian —

• play int. (Forestierismo) (sport) nel tennis, avviso del battitore…
• play s. (Forestierismo) (tecnica) tasto di avvio di un dispositivo…
• play! int. (Forestierismo) nel tennis, avviso del battitore prima…

168 English words from 29 English definitions

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28 English words from 39 foreign definitions

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76 foreign words from 39 foreign definitions

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656 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

playa playd play'd playe playn plays playas play␣at played player Player playin' play␣in playne playnt play␣on playte play␣to play␣up playact play-act playbor play␣bow playbox playboy Playboy playbus playday Playden playdoh Playdon players Players playest playeth playful playgan play␣God playing playlet playlot playmat playnts playock playoff play-off play␣off playout play␣out playpen +606 words

412 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Splayd splays uplays byplays by-plays replays Splayds splayed splayer unplays airplays CD␣player coplayer cosplays display'd displays endplays gunplays misplays nonplays outplays preplays replayed replayer splayers splaying splayleg unplayed uplaying ageplayer antiplays autoplays bit␣player CD␣players complayne coplayers cosplayed cosplayer displayed displayer downplays DVD␣player endplayed foreplays gameplays game-plays let's␣plays longplays long-plays metaplays +362 words

207 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

splay uplay at␣play byplay by-play Coplay in␣play replay unplay ageplay age␣play airplay cosplay display endplay gunplay midplay misplay netplay nonplay outplay out-play pee␣play pet␣play preplay pup␣play sexplay sex␣play waxplay wax␣play wet␣play antiplay autoplay buttplay cardplay downplay edgeplay edge␣play fairplay Fairplay fair␣play fireplay foodplay footplay foreplay foul␣play fourplay gameplay game-play hairplay +157 words

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

lay Lay Pla PLA

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alp ALP

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

paly pyal pyla

44 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

amply apely apply aptly ayelp haply lappy layup lay-up lay␣up lepay maply Paily palay Paley pally Pally palmy palsy parly Parly patly Pauly phyla platy Platy platy- playa playd play'd playe playn plays poly(A) pyals pygal pylae pyral splay spyal typal uplay Valpy Yaple

23 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

alp ALP Aly APL APY AYP lap lay Lay LPA Ly-α LYP pal Pal PAL pay Pay Pla PLA ply pya yap Yap

27 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

alay blay Blay clay Clay flay Flay olay Peay PLAF plag plan PLAN plap Plas PLAs plat plaw ploy pray Pray Pway p-way p␣way Pyay slay Slay

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

lay Lay pay Pay Pla PLA ply

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

palay platy Platy platy-

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