Fair (superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection |
Fair (superl.) Pleasing to the eye |
Fair (superl.) Without a dark hue |
Fair (superl.) Not overcast |
Fair (superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances |
Fair (superl.) Without sudden change of direction or curvature |
Fair (superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor |
Fair (superl.) Pleasing |
Fair (superl.) Distinct |
Fair (superl.) Free from any marked characteristic |
Fair (adv.) Clearly |
Fair (n.) Fairness, beauty. |
Fair (n.) A fair woman |
Fair (n.) Good fortune |
Fair (v. t.) To make fair or beautiful. |
Fair (v. t.) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines. |
Fair (n.) A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade. |
Fair (n.) A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object |
Fair (n.) A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale |
Fair-haired (a.) Having fair or light-colored hair. |
Fair-leader (n.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope. |
Fair-minded (a.) Unprejudiced |
Fair-natured (a.) Well-disposed. |
Fair-weather (a.) Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice |
Fair-weather (a.) Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous |
Fair-world (n.) State of prosperity. |
Play (n.) To engage in sport or lively recreation |
Play (n.) To act with levity or thoughtlessness |
Play (n.) To contend, or take part, in a game |
Play (n.) To perform on an instrument of music |
Play (n.) To act |
Play (n.) To move in any manner |
Play (n.) To move gayly |
Play (n.) To act on the stage |
Play (v. t.) To put in action or motion |
Play (v. t.) To perform music upon |
Play (v. t.) To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument |
Play (v. t.) To bring into sportive or wanton action |
Play (v. t.) To act or perform (a play) |
Play (v. t.) To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize |
Play (v. t.) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it. |
Play (n.) Amusement |
Play (n.) Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion |
Play (n.) The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement, or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards |
Play (n.) Action |
Play (n.) A dramatic composition |
Play (n.) The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy |
Play (n.) Performance on an instrument of music. |
Play (n.) Motion |
Play (n.) Hence, liberty of acting |
play swordplay | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully |
fair ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
force out force-out force play force | a putout of a base runner who is required to run, the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base, the shortstop got the runner at second on a force |
fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
gambling gaming play | the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize), his gambling cost him a fortune, there was heavy play at the blackjack table |
play child's play | activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules, Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child |
turn play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession, it is my turn, it is still my play |
medal play stroke play | golf scoring by total strokes taken |
match play | golf scoring by holes won |
play frolic romp gambol caper a | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement, it was all done in play, their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly |
word play | playing on words or speech sounds |
carnival fair funfair | a traveling show, having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. |
maneuver manoeuvre play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill, he made a great maneuver, the runner was out on a play by the shortstop |
play | a preset plan of action in team sports, the coach drew up the plays for her team |
power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, the team was unable to capitalize on the power play |
football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
run running running play running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team, the defensive line braced to stop the run, the coach put great emphasis on running |
draw draw play | (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage |
pass passing play passing game passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate, the coach sent in a passing play on third and long |
power play | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, they used a power play to return the kickoff |
basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team |
baseball play | (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team |
double play | the act of getting two players out on one play |
triple play | the act of getting three players out on one play |
squeeze play | a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch |
suicide squeeze play suicide squeeze | the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball |
safety squeeze play safety squeeze | the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
play therapy | form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment |
foul play | unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) |
bid play | an attempt to get something, they made a futile play for power, he made a bid to gain attention |
power play squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
play | utilization or exercise, the play of the imagination |
mousetrap trap play | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated |
fair trade | trade that is conducted legally |
fair trade | trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers, often with other social and environmental considerations |
bazaar fair | a sale of miscellany, often for charity, the church bazaar |
book fair bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause |
craft fair | a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale |
fair hearing | a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) |
playbox play-box | a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) |
looseness play | movement or space for movement, there was too much play in the steering wheel |
vanity fair | a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities |
fair chance sporting chance | a reasonable probability of success |
fair use | the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties |
fairness fair-mindedness candor candour | ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty |
fair copy | a clean copy of a corrected draft |
playlist play list | a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio |
fair-trade agreement | an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer |
fair-trade act | formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from priceutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise, eliminated by the United States Congress in |