plays
Acts on stage
Plays covers the verb and noun forms of play.
Someone plays a game, an instrument, or a role.
A recording plays.
Children play.
As a noun, plays are dramatic works performed on stage: We saw three plays in London.
In sports, a play is a planned maneuver: The coach called a trick play.
To make a play for something is to attempt to get it.
Raised performance platform
- actorsThose playing roles
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- scriptWritten words for performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
director · costumes · curtain · monologue · dialogue · scenery · proscenium · intermission
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- actDeed or performance
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · soliloquy · conflict · denouement · climax · plot · characterization · catharsis
Amusement or pleasure
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- relaxationState of being unwound
recess · playground · sandbox · swings · tag · hide-and-seek · hopscotch · jump rope
Tabletop competitive entertainment
- chessStrategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- scrabbleClaw or grope frantically
poker · bridge · backgammon · mahjong · dominoes · bingo · risk · uno
Carries out an action
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- recitalSolo musical performance
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
riff · solo · accompaniment · rendition · interpretation · sheet music · repertoire · virtuoso
Methods to achieve goals
- movesChanges in position
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- openingGap or start
endgame · positioning · calculation · countermove · bluff · feint · sacrifice · checkmate
stage
Raised performance platform
rehearsal · director · costumes · curtain · monologue · dialogue · scenery · proscenium · intermission · ensemble
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
protagonist · antagonist · soliloquy · conflict · denouement · climax · plot · characterization · catharsis · arc
fun
Amusement or pleasure
relaxation · recess · playground · sandbox · swings · tag · hide-and-seek · hopscotch · jump rope · pretend
boardgames
Tabletop competitive entertainment
scrabble · poker · bridge · backgammon · mahjong · dominoes · bingo · risk · uno · charades
performs
Carries out an action
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- recitalSolo musical performance
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
improvisation · riff · solo · accompaniment · rendition · interpretation · sheet music · repertoire · virtuoso · cadenza
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- movesChanges in position
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
opening · endgame · positioning · calculation · countermove · bluff · feint · sacrifice · checkmate · offensive
offense
Violation or umbrage
pass · goal · touchdown · assist · foul · penalty · kickoff · serve · volley · dribble
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- literary formsnovel, novels, novella, poetry, poetry collections
playsfilms
Projected motion pictures
movies · motion pictures · cinema · television shows · TV series
- playing cardsNumbered suited game pieces
- plays by earPerforms music without notation
- playing with fireEngaging in reckless behavior
- playing gamesEngaging in recreational activities
- play deadPretend to be lifeless
- play withInteract recreationally with
play, player, playful, playing, played, players, playfully, plaything, replay