HyperDic: playground

English > 2 senses of the word playground:
NOUNlocationplayground, resort area, vacation spotan area where many people go for recreation / recreation
artifactplaygroundyard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
playground > pronunciation
Soundspley'graw.n; pley'graw.nd
RhymesAllentown ... Youngstown: 56 rhymes with awn...
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English > playground: 2 senses > noun 1, location
MeaningAn area where many people go for recreation / recreation.
Synonymsresort area, vacation spot
InstancesWaikikiA well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu
Partsresort, resort hotel, holiday resortA hotel located in a resort area
resort hotel, spaA fashionable hotel usually in a resort area
Narrowerborscht circuit, borsht circuit, borscht belt, borsht belt(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
watering place, watering hole, spaA health resort / resort near a spring or at the seaside
Broaderarea, countryA particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Spanishárea recreativa, resort area
Catalanàrea recreativa
English > playground: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningYard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play.
Partsseesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle boardA plaything consisting of a board / board balanced on a fulcrum
slide, playground slide, sliding boardplaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
swingmechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
Broaderyard, grounds, curtilageThe enclosed land around a house or other building
Spanishparque infantil, patio de recreo

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