| 单词 | play on words |
| 释义 | play on wordsSEE SYNONYMS FOR play on words ON THESAURUS.COM nouna pun or the act of punning. Words nearby play on wordsplay-off, play on, play one's cards close to one's chest, play one's cards right, play one's trump card, play on words, play out, playpen, play politics, play possum, playreader Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for play on wordsplay on words nounanother term for pun 1 (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with play on wordsplay on words A word or turn of phrase with a double meaning, a pun or other humorous use of language. For example, Shakespeare was a master at plays on words—his dramas are full of puns. [First half of 1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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