- plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
--1 is a kind of artifact, artefact
--1 has particulars:Derived form: verb toy3 - toy - a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
--2 is a kind of replica, replication, reproduction
- miniature, toy - copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
--3 is a kind of copy
- toy dog, toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
--4 is a kind of dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris
--4 has particulars:Chihuahua; Japanese spaniel; Maltese dog, Maltese; Pekinese, Pekingese, Peke; Shih-Tzu; toy spaniel; toy terrier - miniature, toy - copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
- dally, toy, play, flirt - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
--1 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun toying1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- toy, fiddle, diddle, play - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
--2 is one way to manipulate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- play, toy - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
--3 is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun toy1
Somebody ----s something