toy

  • 31toy — [[t]tɔ͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ toys, toying, toyed 1) N COUNT A toy is an object that children play with, for example a doll or a model car. → See also soft toy He was really too old for children s toys. ...a toy telephone. 2) N COUNT: oft supp N You can… …

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  • 32toy — [[t]tɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children to play with; plaything 2) a thing or matter of little or no value or importance; trifle 3) something diminutive, esp. in… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33toy — n. & v. n. 1 a a plaything, esp. for a child. b (often attrib.) a model or miniature replica of a thing, esp. as a plaything (toy gun). 2 a a thing, esp. a gadget or instrument, regarded as providing amusement or pleasure. b a task or undertaking …

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  • 34Toy — This very unusual and interesting name is of Olde English origins, and one of the very first of all surnames to be recorded anywhere in the world. The first example shown below may not have been hereditary, although this is not proven. Eitherway… …

    Surnames reference

  • 35toy — 1. noun Santa left a bundle of toys Syn: plaything, game; gadget, device; trinket, knickknack, gizmo 2. adjective 1) a toy gun Syn: model, imitation, replica, fake; miniature 2) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 36toy*/*/ — [tɔɪ] noun [C] I an object that is designed for a child to play with boxes full of books, toys, and games[/ex] a toy soldier/gun/car[/ex] II verb toy [tɔɪ] toy with sth …

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  • 37toy — 1. noun /tɔɪ/ a) Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. Then seemed him his Lady by him lay, / And to him playnd, how that false winged boy, / Her chast hart had subdewd, to learne Dame pleasures toy. b) A thing of… …

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  • 38toy — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, agate, agent, ancilla, appliance, babe, baby, baby sized, bagatelle, ball, bantam, banty, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, bean, bibelot, bill and …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39toy — 1. is., esk. Ziyafet Ve tamam kırk gün kırk gece toy, düğün edip almış oğluna. 2. is., hay. b. Toygillerden, böcek ve tane ile beslenen, eti için avlanan, kızıl tüylü bir kuş (Otis tarda) 3. sf. Gençliği sebebiyle görgüsüz ve beceriksiz olan,… …

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  • 40toy — [14] Nothing is known for certain about the origins of toy. It originally meant ‘amorous dalliance’ (‘So said he, and forbore not glance or toy, of amorous intent, well understood of Eve’, Milton, Paradise Lost 1667), traces of which survive in… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins