Bantam work () Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. |
Granite State () New Hampshire |
Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. |
Hand-work (n.) See Handiwork. |
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 |
Sabrina work () A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, etc. |
Self-affairs (n. pl.) One's own affairs |
Sorrento work () Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere. |
State (n.) The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. |
State (n.) Rank |
State (n.) Condition of prosperity or grandeur |
State (n.) Appearance of grandeur or dignity |
State (n.) A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais |
State (n.) Estate, possession. |
State (n.) A person of high rank. |
State (n.) Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character |
State (n.) The principal persons in a government. |
State (n.) The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country |
State (n.) A form of government which is not monarchial, as a republic. |
State (n.) A political body, or body politic |
State (n.) In the United States, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited. |
State (n.) Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease |
State (a.) Stately. |
State (a.) Belonging to the state, or body politic |
State (v. t.) To set |
State (v. t.) To express the particulars of |
State (n.) A statement |
state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes, the current state of knowledge, his state of health, in a weak financial state |
play swordplay | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully |
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 |
change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
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 |
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 |
work | activity directed toward making or doing something, she checked several points needing further work |
workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
busywork make-work | active work of little value, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork |
welfare work social service | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
employment work | the occupation for which you are paid, he is looking for employment, a lot of people are out of work |
Secretary of State | the position of the head of the State Department, the position of Secretary of State was established in |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs | the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in |
electrical work | the craft of an electrician |
sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
police work police investigation | the investigation of criminal activities |
detection detecting detective work sleuthing | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator, detection is hard on the feet |
field work | an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
spying undercover work | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes |
play therapy | form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment |
mission missionary work | the organized work of a religious missionary |
scut work shitwork | trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores, the hospital hired him to do scut work |
foul play | unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) |
state-sponsored terrorism | terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism |
bid play | an attempt to get something, they made a futile play for power, he made a bid to gain attention |