nnoun.artifactan artifact designed to be played withSynset:plaything
Derivationally Related Form:toy
Hypernyms:artefact artifact
Inherited Hypernyms:playthingartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:FrisbeeLegoLego setMeccanoMeccano setballballooncatapultcockhorsedandle boarddolldoll's housedollhousedollyhobbyhobbyhorsehula-hoopjack-in-the-boxjumping jackjungle gymkaleidoscopekitepea shooterpinatapinwheelpinwheel wind collectorplayground slideplayhousepogo stickpopgunrattlerocking horsesandboxsandpilesandpitseesawslidesliding boardslingslingshotspinning topsquirt gunsquirterstick horseswingteddyteddy bearteeterteeter-totterteeterboardteetertotterteetotumtilting boardtoptrain setwater gunwater pistolwendy housewhirligigyo-yo
Full Hyponyms:ballballoonbeach ballbox kitecockhorsedolldollhousefrisbeegolliwoghand puppethobbyhula-hoophumming topjack-in-the-boxjumping jackjungle gymkachinakaleidoscopekitelegomeccanopaper dollpea shooterpeg toppinatapinwheelplayhousepogo stickpopgunpuppetrag dollrattlesandboxsawdust dollseesawslideslingshotsnowballsport kitestick horseswingteddytoptoy soldiertrain settrapezetree housewater pistolwhipping topyo-yo
nnoun.artifacta nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)Hypernyms:replica replication reproduction
Inherited Hypernyms:toyreplicacopyrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta device regarded as providing amusementExamples:- private airplanes are a rich man's toy
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:toydeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced sizeSynset:miniature
Derivationally Related Form:miniaturiseminiaturize
Hypernyms:copy
Inherited Hypernyms:miniaturecopyrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalany of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as petsSynset:toy dog
Hypernyms:Canis familiaris dog domestic dog
Inherited Hypernyms:toy dogdogcaninecarnivoreplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:toy dogdogdomestic animalanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ChihuahuaJapanese spanielMalteseMaltese dogMaltese terrierPekePekinesePekingeseShih-Tzutoy spanieltoy terrier
Full Hyponyms:blenheim spanielchihuahuaenglish toy spanieljapanese spanielking charles spanielmaltese dogpapillonpekineseshih-tzutoy spanieltoy terrier
vverb.socialbehave carelessly or indifferentlySynset:dally flirt play
Examples:- Play about with a young girl's affection
Derivationally Related Form:flirtingdalliancetoying
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:dallyact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactmanipulate manually or in one's mind or imaginationSynset:diddle fiddle play
Examples:- She played nervously with her wedding ring
- Don't fiddle with the screws
- He played with the idea of running for the Senate
Derivationally Related Form:fiddler
Hypernyms:manipulate
Inherited Hypernyms:toymanipulatehandletouch
Direct Hyponyms:put outretire
Full Troponyms:put out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.bodyengage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriouslySynset:play
Examples:- They played games on their opponents
- play the stock market
- play with her feelings
- toy with an idea
Derivationally Related Form:toyplaying
Hypernyms:act behave do
Inherited Hypernyms:playact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something