Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An object for a child to play with.
- noun Something that provides amusement.
- noun A small ornament; a bauble.
- noun Something of little importance; a trifle.
- noun A diminutive thing, especially a dog of a very small breed or of a variety smaller than the standard variety of its breed.
- noun Scots A loose covering for the head, formerly worn by women.
- noun Chiefly Southern US A shooter marble.
- intransitive verb To amuse oneself idly; trifle.
- intransitive verb To treat something casually or without seriousness: synonym: flirt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To trifle; amuse one's self; play.
- To dally amorously.
- To treat in playful fashion; play with.
- noun A domesticated pigeon of small size, bred for certain color-markings. The toys resemble the tumblers in general build and are among pigeons what bantams are among fowl.
- noun A knick-knack; an ornament; a gewgaw; a trinket; a bauble.
- noun Something intended rather for amusement than for serious use; a means of diversion; hence, especially, an object, contrived or used occasionally for the amusement of children or others; a plaything; also, something diminutive, like a plaything.
- noun A trifle; a thing or matter of no importance or value.
- noun Play; amorous sport; caress.
- noun A curious conceit or fable; a story; a tale.
- noun A fantastic notion; a whim; a caprice.
- noun Same as
toy-mutch . - noun In music, in old English writers, a dance-tune or other light, trifling piece.
- noun A toy dog.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A plaything for children; a bawble.
- noun A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle.
- noun A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.
- noun Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime.
- noun An old story; a silly tale.
- noun Scot. A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; -- called also
toy mutch . - intransitive verb To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.
- transitive verb obsolete To treat foolishly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang, derogatory An
inferior graffiti artist . - verb To play with, to mock
- verb To
ponder orconsider .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- noun any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
- verb engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- noun a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- verb behave carelessly or indifferently
- noun a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
- noun a device regarded as providing amusement
- noun an artifact designed to be played with
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Zoe: * leaps up to it* hello mr. squeaky toy * pounces on toy*
- icecold0123 2003
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The people tell you that they call the toy a katija, and you write it down in your notebook, faithfully reproducing the sounds used to pronounce the word.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The people tell you that they call the toy a katija, and you write it down in your notebook, faithfully reproducing the sounds used to pronounce the word.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Obviously, this toy is aimed at boys, so they boys will be able to put Rocky to work by loading him up and dumping their load elsewhere.
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A Christmas gift, the toy is a big hit; the octopus seems fascinated with it, and turns aggressive whenever staff tries to remove it.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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They say the toy is acceptable for children 4 and up.
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Does anybody notice what this toy is actually demonstrating?
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The other thing was toy trains -- what what they call toy trains -- British are great at this -- b-- incredible engineering projects.
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Authorities had initially said the boy was playing with what they described as a toy - an 18th century replica cannon with a 6-inch metal barrel and a wooden base.
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Authorities had initially said the boy was playing with what they described as a toy - an 18th century replica cannon with a 6-inch metal barrel and a wooden base.
The Seattle Times 2012
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