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plaything - an artifact designed to be played with |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
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balloon large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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cockhorse anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)
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doll,
dolly a small replica of a person; used as a toy
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doll's house,
dollhouse a small model of a house used as a toy by children
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frisbee a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
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hobby,
hobbyhorse,
rocking horse small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
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hula-hoop plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips
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jack-in-the-box plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
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jungle gym a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
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jumping jack plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings
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kaleidoscope an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
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kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
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lego,
lego set (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
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meccano,
meccano set a child's construction set for making mechanical models
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pea shooter a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
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pinata plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
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pinwheel,
pinwheel wind collector a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
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playhouse,
wendy house plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
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pogo stick plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping
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popgun plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound
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rattle loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
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sandbox,
sandpile,
sandpit a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
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dandle board,
seesaw,
teeter,
teeter-totter,
teeterboard,
teetertotter,
tilting board a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
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playground slide,
slide,
sliding board the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
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catapult,
sling,
slingshot an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
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stick horse a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick
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swing changing location by moving back and forth
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teddy,
teddy bear plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
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spinning top,
teetotum,
top,
whirligig a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
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train set a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on
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squirter,
squirt gun,
water gun,
water pistol plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
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yo-yo a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand
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