plaything
Collocations
2VERB + PLAYTHING
form
PLAYTHING + NOUN
body, palace, pleasures, thunder
Definitions
noun
A thing or person intended for playing with.
[S]he haſtily retired, taking with her her little Girl, whoſe Eyes were all over blubbered at the melancholy News ſhe heard of Jones, who uſed to call her his little Wife, and not only gave her many Playthings, but ſpent whole Hours in playing with her himſelf.
1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings.
A person at the mercy of fate.
We talk of our energies and of our will—we are the mere playthings of subtle and malignant chances.
adj
Used for the purpose of play or amusement.
Like the cards which form a child's plaything palace, our pleasures are nicely balanced one upon the other.
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Synonyms
noun — an artifact designed to be played with
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Example Bank
6[S]he haſtily retired, taking with her her little Girl, whoſe Eyes were all over blubbered at the melancholy News ſhe heard of Jones, who uſed to call her his little Wife, and not only gave her many P
Wiktionary1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; tha
WiktionaryO Lord of seven skies, whose plaything is the thunder, thou art amongst the gods, what need hast thou for words from any man?
WiktionaryLike the cards which form a child's plaything palace, our pleasures are nicely balanced one upon the other.
WiktionaryThe mind is nothing but a plaything of the body.
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