Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An outdoor area set aside for recreation and play, especially one containing equipment such as seesaws and swings.
- noun A field or sphere of unrestricted pleasurable activity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A piece of ground set apart for open-air recreation; especially, such a piece of ground connected with a school, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A piece of ground used for recreation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun outdoors A large open space to play on, usually for children.
- noun A
yard or other open-air space on a school campus where the children can play, especially during breaks - noun urban Small area with dedicated play equipment, usually for children
- noun figuratively Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
- noun an area where many people go for recreation
Etymologies
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Examples
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To get the playground on the roof of the school house recognized as the _public playground_ seemed a long step toward turning it into a general neighborhood evening resort, that should be always open, and so towards bringing school and people, and especially the school and the boy, together in a bond of mutual sympathy good for them both.
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When I think of the old Allen Street school, with its hard and ugly lines, where the gas had to be kept burning even on the brightest days, recitations suspended every half-hour, and the children made to practice calisthenics so that they should not catch cold while the windows were opened to let in fresh air; of the dark playground downstairs, with the rats keeping up such a racket that one could hardly hear himself speak at times; or of that other East Side playground where the boys werent allowed to speak above a whisper, so as not to disturb those studying overhead, I fancy that I can make out both the cause and the cure of the boys desperation.
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Anyone who compares being stocked with nuclear weapons to being bullied on the playground is a moron, though I would love to play Dodgeball with Palin - may knock some sense into her!
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The accepted behavior of a playground is to be as loud and rambunctious as you want to have a good time.
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It stinks to high heaven that a butt-muffin playground bully such as Blankenship has the right to, in effect, murder people for the sake of profit.
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One of the best materials which can be used to build a playground is rubber mulch.
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The joy of a playground is feeling the “land” under your feet as you run, jump and return to stable ground, as it truly is a ground that one plays on.
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The playground is usually done from the tires that are recycled.
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A playground is an essential part of any childhood, as it really is a place where a spirit can be refreshed as children smile, laugh and imagine.
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I take little stock in playground name-calling ...
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