toy
toy is a 3-letter English word with 16 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A plaything for children; a bawble. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. A plaything for children; a bawble.
- transitive verb. A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle.
- transitive verb. A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.
- transitive verb. Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime.
- transitive verb. An old story; a silly tale.
- transitive verb. A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; -- called also toy mutch.
- intransitive verb. To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.
- transitive verb. To treat foolishly.
- noun. any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
- noun. a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- noun. an artifact designed to be played with
- noun. a device regarded as providing amusement
"private airplanes are a rich man's toy"
- noun. a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
"a toy stove"
- verb. engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
"They played games on their opponents"
"play the stock market"
- verb. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
"She played nervously with her wedding ring"
"Don't fiddle with the screws"
- verb. behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl's affection"
Synonyms
miniature, plaything, play, diddle, fiddle, dally, flirt
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in toy:
Common word forms
toys, toyed, toyer, toyful, toying, toyless
Words from these letters
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