English > plaything: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An artifact designed to be played with. |
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| Synonym | toy |
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| Narrower | Frisbee | A light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter |
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| Lego, Lego set | (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models |
| Meccano, Meccano set | A child's construction set for making mechanical models |
| ball | A spherical object used as a plaything |
| balloon | small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck |
| cockhorse | Anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult) |
| doll, dolly | A small replica of a person |
| dollhouse, doll's house | A small model of a house used as a toy by children |
| hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse | A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers |
| hula-hoop | plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips |
| jack-in-the-box | plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened |
| jumping jack | plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings |
| jungle gym | A structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play |
| kaleidoscope | An optical toy in a tube |
| kite | plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper |
| pea shooter | A straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target |
| pinata | plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy |
| 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 |
| playhouse, wendy house | plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of |
| pogo stick | plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring |
| popgun | plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound |
| rattle | A baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken |
| sandbox, sandpile, sandpit | A plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in |
| seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board | A plaything consisting of a board / board balanced on a fulcrum |
| slide, playground slide, sliding board | plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide |
| slingshot, sling, catapult | A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms |
| stick horse | A child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick |
| swing | mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth |
| teddy, teddy bear | plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) |
| top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top | A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin |
| train set | A toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on |
| water pistol, water gun, squirt gun, squirter | plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water |
| yo-yo | A toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
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| Spanish | juguete, juguetes |
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| Catalan | joguet, joguina |
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