plaything
11plaything — noun Date: 1675 1. toy 3 2. toy 5 …
12plaything — /play thing /, n. 1. a thing to play with; toy. 2. a person who is used capriciously and selfishly by another. [1665 75; PLAY + THING1] * * * …
13plaything — noun A thing or person intended for playing with. The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings …
14plaything — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, agate, agent, ancilla, appliance, babe, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, blocks, boob, checkerboard, chessboard, chump, cinch, club, cockhorse, contrivance, creature, credulous person,… …
15plaything — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. toy, doll, bauble; puzzle, kite, ball, top, etc.; bagatelle, trifle, trinket. See amusement, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gadget, amusement, trinket; see doll , game 1 , toy 1 . III (Roget s… …
16plaything — play|thing [ˈpleıˌθıŋ] n 1.) formal a toy 2.) someone that you use for your own amusement or advantage, without caring about them ▪ men who treat women as playthings …
17plaything — play|thing [ pleı,θıŋ ] noun count 1. ) FORMAL a toy 2. ) someone or something that you are only interested in when you want pleasure or entertainment and do not care about the rest of the time …
18plaything — n. toy, item to be played with …
19plaything — noun 1》 a toy. 2》 a person treated as amusing but unimportant …
20plaything — n. 1. Toy. 2. Toy, bawble, trifle …
