toy

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ cuddly (BrE), fluffy (esp. BrE), plush (AmE), soft (BrE), stuffed

▪ clockwork (esp. BrE), electronic, mechanical, wind-up

▪ plastic, wooden

▪ construction, educational, learning

▪ squeaky

▪ favourite/favorite

▪ My son has lost his favourite/favorite toy.

▪ expensive, new, shiny (all often humorous)

▪ He loved buying cars and expensive toys.

▪ My husband's abandoned me for his shiny new toy.

▪ child's, children's

▪ executive (esp. BrE)

▪ Desktop publishing is probably the best executive toy ever invented.

▪ boy (informal)

▪ She introduced me to her handsome boy toy (= younger lover). (AmE)

▪ Forty-two-year-old James showed us his favourite boy toy: a train set. (BrE)

▪ sex

VERB + TOY

▪ play with

▪ grab (esp. AmE), snatch (esp. BrE)

▪ Stop grabbing Debbie's toys!

▪ Freddie kept snatching toys from the other children.

▪ pick up (esp. AmE), put away, tidy away (esp. BrE), tidy up (esp. BrE)

TOY + NOUN

▪ department, library (BrE), shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)

▪ All kinds of games can be borrowed from the toy library.

▪ company, industry, maker, manufacturer, retailer

▪ box, chest, cupboard (BrE)

▪ car, gun, piano, soldier, etc.

▪ boy (BrE, informal)

▪ She has a 17-year-old toy boy.
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adj.

Toy is used with these nouns: ↑aeroplane, ↑boat, ↑dog, ↑gun, ↑piano, ↑soldier, ↑store, ↑train, ↑truck

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Synonyms:

Plaything, bawble, gewgaw, trinket, knick-knack, gimcrack, kickshaw / Trifle, petty commodity / Trifle, small matter, bubble, bagatelle / Folly, wild fancy, odd conceit, trifling opinion / Play, sport, amorous dalliance / Silly tale, old story, Trifle, dally, sport, wanton, play, bill and coo

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toy — Toy, comm. gen. monosyll. Il semble qu il vienne du datif Grec dorique, {{t=g}}toi,{{/t}} pour {{t=g}}soi,{{/t}} et a les mesmes constructions que moy, voyez Moy. Toy estant mon compagnon, Te socio. Toy sans autre, Tu tu. Toy toy, vien ça, etc.… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
toy — [toi] n. [ME toye in TOY sense 1 (< ?); other senses < ? MDu toi, finery, ornament; akin to Ger zeug, ON tygi, stuff, gear, prob. akin to TUG] 1. Obs. a) amorous behavior; flirtation b) pastime; sport 2. a thing of little value or… … English World dictionary
Toy — (toi), n. [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v. t.; cf. G. zeugen to beget, MHG. ziugen to beget, make ready … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toy — Toy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {toyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {toying}.] To dally amorously; to trifle; to play. [1913 Webster] To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toy (EP) — Toy Album par Faye Wong Sortie février 1997 Enregistrement Hong Kong Genre C pop Albums de Faye Won … Wikipédia en Français
Toy — 〈[tɔı] n. 15〉 1. Spielzeug 2. Gegenstand zur sexuellen Stimulierung [engl., „Spielzeug“] * * * Toy [tɛy], das; s, s [engl. toy = Spielzeug, urspr. = lustige Geschichte, dann: Streich; auch: Frivolität, H. u.]: zur sexuellen Stimulation… … Universal-Lexikon
Toy — Toy, v. t. To treat foolishly. [Obs.] E. Dering (1576). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toy — [tɔy, engl. tɔi] das; s, s <aus engl. toy »Spielzeug«, urspr. »lustige Geschichte; Streich«, auch »Frivolität«, Herkunft ungeklärt> zur sexuellen Stimulation verwendeter Gegenstand … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
toy — [n] entertainment article bauble, curio, doll, game, knickknack, novelty, plaything, trifle, trinket; concept 446 toy [v] play with amuse oneself, coquet, cosset, dally, dandle, fiddle, flirt, fool, fool around*, jest, lead on, mess around*, pet … New thesaurus
toy — ► NOUN 1) an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something. 2) a gadget or machine regarded as providing amusement for an adult. 3) (before another noun ) (of a breed or variety of dog) much smaller than is… … English terms dictionary
Toy — (engl., spr. Teu), wollener Stoff, meist blau u. schwarz gewürfelt … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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