plaything Definition
play·thing (plā′t̸hiŋ′)
noun
a thing to play with; toy
plaything Synonyms
plaything Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Is the Internet itself set to become the plaything of hidden agencies?
- make: There was little money for toys but examples remain of home made playthings, some of which can be seen on display.
- have: Mr. L. asks him if he has no playthings, or if he would like some?
- remain: Without the fulfillment of this task the spread of radio will remain a plaything for the privileged circles of the townspeople.
Adjective modifier
- intriguing: Busy babies will enjoy reaching for the intriguing playthings hanging from the three-dimensional Whoozit® Gym to Go.
- mere: These attributes make a bike that's more than a mere plaything.
- high: The truck is does he wash dishes box and reunions the the highest playthings the standard certainty.
- sexual: She was taken to a military camp in Ituri where soldiers held her captive as a sexual plaything for seven months.
- personal: First, a demented old dollmaker discovers a way to miniaturize humans with a special machine, then keeps them as his personal playthings.
- new: Will the girls survive their impending ordeal or will the twisted family use their new playthings until they can scream no more?
Noun used with modifier
silk: Rosie Hippo's Toys - Natural wooden toys, cooperative games, silk playthings, Waldorf dolls, books and.. .
Possessives
- child: Mrs Bryant's Pleasure - 1860 This house is a good example of a dolls ' house which was not a child's plaything.
- man: It is not a sport - not a sport that viewers can play anyway - but an advertising opportunity or rich man's plaything.
Preposition: of
power: But in other cases, the once independent national movements have become mere playthings of imperialist powers.
Preposition: for
child: They have brought the whole coach full of playthings for the children.
Browse dictionary entries near plaything
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- ‹ playing field
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