platyrhynchous
1> _.    

platyrrhine
1> _. _. 

platysma
1> _. ,   

platysmata
1> _pl.  platysma

plaudit
1> , 
_Ex:
noisy plaudits of the audience   
( )
2> (  )  
_Ex:
her cake won the plaudits of her guests  
  

plauditory
1> , 

plausibility
1> , 
_Ex:
there is little plausibility in her explanation  
()   
2> 
_Ex:
the plausibility of the excuse  
3>   ;  

plausible
1> , 
_Ex:
it's quite a plausible reason    
_Ex:
I've told a plausible lie    (
) 
2> 
_Ex:
plausible excuse  
3>   
_Ex:
plausible lier  () 

plausibly
1> 

plausive
1> _. ; 

plaustral
1>   ,  

play
1> ; 
_Ex:
boy's plays  
_Ex:
equestrian plays _.  
_Ex:
actual play _.    () ( )
_Ex:
loose play _.   ( )
_Ex:
to be at play 
_Ex:
to bring the ball into play _.    
_Ex:
children are fond of play    ()
_Ex:
in play! _.  !
_Ex:
out of play! _.  !
_Ex:
the ball is in play _.   
2> _. ,  , 
_Ex:
fair play   ,  
_Ex:
foul play    ,  
_Ex:
fine play  
_Ex:
to win a match by good play    

_Ex:
to see that fair play is observed   

3> _. 
_Ex:
tip-off play ,   
_Ex:
make plays  
4> _. ; 
_Ex:
loose play - 
5>  
_Ex:
high play  
_Ex:
low play   
_Ex:
to lose money at play   ( )
_Ex:
the play runs high   
6> 
_Ex:
in play  
_Ex:
out of mere play  ,  
_Ex:
to do smth. in play  -.  
_Ex:
he answered part in earnest and part in play  
, 
_Ex:
I am not in the humour (mood) for play    
7> 
_Ex:
play on words  , 
_Ex:
play upon the meaning of the word   
8> , 
_Ex:
the plays of Shakespeare  
9> , 
_Ex:
broadcast play 
_Ex:
to give a play   ()
_Ex:
to go to the play   
10> ,   ( ,  
. .)
_Ex:
sword play  
_Ex:
to make play with one's stick  () ,
 
_Ex:
his play was very correct, and his parries neat  
     
11> 
_Ex:
child full of play  (, ) 
_Ex:
play of muscles  
12> , 
_Ex:
play of sunlight upon leaves     
_Ex:
iridescent play of colours   
_Ex:
play of the waves  () 
_Ex:
the play of the diamond  
_Ex:
the play of expression in smb.'s face   
-. 
13> , 
_Ex:
to give (to allow) free play to one's fancy  
()  
_Ex:
he gave free play to his faculties   

_Ex:
give the rope more (let the rope have some) play! 
 !
_Ex:
the (lively) play of fancy ()  
14> , 
_Ex:
in full play  ,  
_Ex:
out of play  
_Ex:
to come into play  
_Ex:
to bring (to call, to put) into play   ,
  
_Ex:
to bring the guns into play    
15> ,  ( -. ); 
_Ex:
double play  
_Ex:
fair play   ;  ; ;

_Ex:
foul play  ;  ; ;

_Ex:
to rule out foul play    
 
16> (.  . .) , ,  ( )
_Ex:
it's your play  
17> _. 
18> ,    
19> ;   ( )
20>  ()
_Ex:
the record got scratched after a few plays  
   ,    

21> "",   
_Ex:
the birth of the baby elephant got a big play  
   
22> _. 
23> , ,  ;  ( ,
)
_Ex:
admissible (permissible) play   (, )
24> _. 
_Id:
child's play , ; " "
_Id:
as good as a play   ()
_Id:
gallery play    ; "
 "
_Id:
grandstand play ,   
_Id:
to keep (to hold) smb. in play  -. ,
  -. ; _.   
,    
_Id:
to make play (with) _. 
_Id:
making play with both hands   ;
_.    ;  
 ; _.    
;  ;  ;
 ;  ()
_Id:
she made great play with his disappointed expectations 
     
_Id:
to make a play for     , ;
  ,   ; 
_Id:
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy _.  
  ,     -    
 
_Id:
turn about is fair play _.      

25> , , 
_Ex:
to play with a child   
_Ex:
my daughter will play by herself for hours   
  
26>  ; 
_Ex:
to play a joke (a prank) on smb.   -.
_Ex:
he played a practical joke on us     
27> (with) ; 
_Ex:
to play with fire   
_Ex:
I recommend you not to play with the captain   
  
28> ,   
_Ex:
to play upon words 
29> ,   
30> (with) ; ,   
31> _. _. 
32> ( -.),   
_Ex:
to play (at) tennis   
_Ex:
to play a game of tennis    
_Ex:
to play for championship   
_Ex:
to play smb. for championship   -.  

_Ex:
to play smb. at chess   -.  
_Ex:
to play school  
_Ex:
to play right back   
_Ex:
to play at robbes   
_Ex:
to play at shopkeeping   
_Ex:
to play politics   
_Ex:
to play over ;  
33>  ,   . .;  (,   . .)
_Ex:
to play a pawn  
_Ex:
to play white _.  
_Ex:
to play a stroke  
_Ex:
to play one's ball into the pocket    
_Ex:
play! ! (   )
_Ex:
play your cards carefully _.  
_Ex:
he played the card reluctantly    
34> _. ,  
35>   , ,  ()
_Ex:
the team were playing three reserves  
  
36>    ()
37> , 
_Ex:
to play the fool (the idiot)  
_Ex:
to play the host  ( ) 
_Ex:
to play the great man  ()   

_Ex:
he is merely playing business   , 
 
38> ,  (-. )
_Ex:
to play the man ,   
_Ex:
to play safe  
_Ex:
to play fair  
_Ex:
to play foul (foully)  , ;

_Ex:
to play on a hunch   
_Ex:
to play smb. false, to play false with smb. _. ,
,  -.
_Ex:
if my memory does not play me false    

_Ex:
to play it cool _.   ,  ;
  ;   ();
  
_Ex:
to play hard _.  ( )   ;
   
39> ,  (. play off)
_Ex:
to play off one person against another  
 
40> 
_Ex:
to play with a new idea    ()
41>   
_Ex:
the lawn (the ground) plays well   
 
_Ex:
the piano plays well     
_Ex:
the piece plays well    
42>    ;  
_Ex:
to play for money   
_Ex:
to play high, to play for high stakes   
43>       (. to play horses)
44>  , 
_Ex:
to play 5 dollars  5 
45>  ( )
46>  (   . .); 
_Ex:
to play a piece   
_Ex:
to play a symphony  
_Ex:
to play by ear    
47> ,   (. to play a part)
_Ex:
to play Hamlet  () 
48>  ( ); ,  ( )
_Ex:
to play in a film  ()  
49>  (  )
_Ex:
to play the piano   
50>  (   . )
_Ex:
the organ was playing  
_Ex:
just then the music began to play    

51>  
_Ex:
the band played them out of town     
 
_Ex:
the organist was playing the congregation out 
,      
52>  ;  
_Ex:
to play a tragedy  
_Ex:
an old comedy is being played again   

53> _. 
_Ex:
to play the larger cities    
54> refl, pass 
_Ex:
a waltz was being played on the radio   

55>  ()
56>  ( ,  )
_Ex:
a new film is playing tonight     
_Ex:
what's playing at the theatre?    ?
57> ,  ( , ,   . .)
_Ex:
his radio is playing    
58>  (-.);  (-.  )
_Ex:
to play with one's stick  
_Ex:
to play the ball too high    
59> (on, upon)  ( -.),  (-.)
_Ex:
to play upon smb.'s credulity   -. 
_Ex:
the noise played on his nerves     
60> , , 
_Ex:
to allow one's fancy to play round smth.   

_Ex:
butterflies played among the flowers   

_Ex:
the wind played in her hair    
61> , ; 
_Ex:
lightnings played in the sky    
_Ex:
a smile played on her lips     
_Ex:
the searchlight began to play a dazzling ripple 
  
62> , 
_Ex:
a breeze played on the water    
_Ex:
leaves play in the wind    
63>  (   . .)
_Ex:
the fountains will play on Sunday    
 ( )
64> (. on, upon, over) 
_Ex:
to play a searchlight upon a boat   
 
_Ex:
to play a hose on a fire     

_Ex:
to play guns upon the fort    
_Ex:
to play bullets upon smb.  -.
65> 
_Ex:
they continued playing the battery   
 
66>   ,  (. play off)
_Ex:
to play a record  () 
_Ex:
to play the record-player  , 

_Ex:
the engine was played off  
67> _.  ; 
68> _. ;   
69> ,  ()
70> _. _. , ; 
71> _. ,  (,  
. .)    ( , )
_Ex:
play it on page 3     
_Id:
to play ball _. 
_Id:
to play ball with smb., to play catch with smb. _. 
 ;   -.; , 
-.
_Id:
to play the game  , 
_Id:
to play a loosing game   
_Id:
to play a waiting game ,  

_Id:
to play a winning game  () 
_Id:
to play games with smb. _.  -., ;
   
_Id:
to play the dozens _.  () 
_Id:
to play silly buggers, to play the (giddy) goat ,

_Id:
to play the old soldier     ;
 , ;  (, )
_Id:
to play it by ear    ; 
()    
_Id:
to play jackal to smb.   -.  
_Id:
to play one's cards well  ;  
()  ()
_Id:
to play the wrong card   
_Id:
to play for time   ;  ()

_Id:
to play into the hands of smb.  -.  
_Id:
to play havoc (hell, the devil, the deuce, the dickens,
Old Harry, the bear, the mischief)   ();
 ; , , , ,
;   ;    
_Id:
to play to the gallery   ,  

_Id:
to play with edged tools   
_Id:
to play a trick on smb.  () -.; 
  -.
_Id:
to play tricks with   
_Id:
to play it low on smb.     -. 
(, )
_Id:
to play fast and loose  ; 

_Id:
to play (a good) knife and fork _.   
_Id:
to play both ends against the middle  ()
       ;


play about
1> _. 
2> _. , 
3> _. ,  
4> _. ,  (,   . .)

play agent
1>   (   
 )

play around
1> _. 
2> _. , 
3> _. ,  
4> _. ,  (,   . .)

play away
1>  ( )
2> , 
_Ex:
he played away his youth     

play back
1>  (, -  )

play doctor
1> _. _. , ""   
(.  )

play down
1> _. , 
_Ex:
to play down difficulties  
2> _.  , 

play field
1> _.  (,   . .); 

play in
1> (. to play oneself in) _.   
2>    ;  (  , )

play off
1>  (-., -.  -., -. )
2>  (-.)     
3> ,  (-.)
_Ex:
to play off tricks  
_Ex:
to play off fireworks  
4>  (-.)
_Ex:
he is not ill really, he is just playing off   
  ,   
5> _. 
6> _.   ,  ( )
7> ,  (.  )
8>     

play on down
1> _. _.     

play out
1>  ,  ; 
_Ex:
such methods soon play out    

2>    (,   . .)
_Ex:
to play out a role    
3> , 
_Ex:
the pie's played out   ( )
4> , 
_Ex:
to play out a rope  
5> 
6> _. 

play school
1>  

play street
1> ,      ( 
 )

play therapy
1> _. _.   - 
(. )

play up
1> 
2>     
_Ex:
play up!, play up! !, !
3>  , 
_Ex:
he plays up the fact     
4>   
5>   
_Ex:
the party has played up wonderfully    

6> _. ;   ( -.)
_Ex:
to play up a piece of neews    
-. ;  -. 
7> _. "" ( )
8>   ;   ( )
9> (to) 
10> 
_Ex:
his rheumatism has been playing him up lately 
     
11> 
12> (to) _. _.  ()
13> (to) 
14> (to)  ( -.)
_Ex:
the new library building was played up to the existing
one         ,
  
15> (to) _. _.   ()
16>   , , 

play-act
1>  _.  , 
2> , , 
_Ex:
she was play-acting again when she declared she was in love
   ,  
3>  ;   

play-acting
1>  _. 
2> "", ; 
_Ex:
it is mere play-acting   

play-action pass
1> _.     ( . )

play-actor
1> _. , 
2>  , 

play-actress
1> .  play-actor

play-box
1>   

play-by-play
1> _. ,    ( )
_Ex:
play-by-play story (report)   ( ,
  . .)
2> , 

play-debt
1>  ;    
-.  

play-off
1> _.  , ,   . .
2> _.   , ,   . . (
 )
3> _.  , , ,   . . 


play-spell
1>     

play-war
1> _. , ;  

play-world
1> ,   ;   

play-writer
1> 

playa
1> _. 
2> _. ,   (  )

playability
1>    ( ,   . .)

playable
1>      , 
  . .)
_Ex:
the ground is hardly playable    
 
2>   

playback
1> ,  (-  )
2> ()  ()
3> _.  ()
4>      
,   
5>  ( -  )

playback head
1>   

playbill
1>  
2>  

playbook
1>  ; ,   
2> _.   ( )
3> _. ,  

playboy
1> _. , , ,  
2>  
3> ,  

playbroker
1>   (   
 )

playclothes
1> .  .  . .:  ; , 
 . .   

playday
1>   (.  )
2>     ( )

playdown
1> _. ,     ( )

played out
1> _. , ; 
2> _. ,      
_Ex:
he is a played out man     ( )
3> _. , , 
_Ex:
played out jokes  () " "
4> _. ; 

player
1>  
2> () 
_Ex:
defensive player 
3>   ()
_Ex:
players and gentlemen   
4> ; 
5>   
6> , 
7>  , 

player piano
1> 

player-manager
1> _.   ()

playfellow
1>  ,    (. old playfellow)
2>  (   . .)

playful
1> , ; , 
_Ex:
playful humour  
_Ex:
playful words  

playfully
1> , ; , 

playgame
1>  , , 

playgirl
1>  

playgoer
1> ;  

playgoing
1>  
2>  

playground
1>  ,   ;  
2>  
3>    ; ,  
 . .
_Ex:
the playgrounds of Europe  , 
,   . .
4> _.  ;: 
_Ex:
foreign affairs had been his playground   
  

playgroup
1>     ;  

playhouse
1>  ()
2> ,  
3> _.    (  )
4> ,      

playing
1> 
_Ex:
first-class orchestral playing   
_Ex:
playing of jets  

playing card
1>  

playing field
1> _.  (,   . .); 

playland
1>  , .  
2> ,  ,   . .

playlet
1> ,  

playmaker
1> _. ,    (. 
, )

playmate
1>  ,    (. old playmate)
2>  (   . .)

playpen
1>  

playpit
1>   ;  ( )

playroom
1>   , 
2> 

playscript
1>  

playsome
1> , ; , 
_Ex:
playsome humour  
_Ex:
playsome words  

playsuit
1>      ;  
 ;    (  )

plaything
1> 
2> , 
_Ex:
a plaything of fortune    
_Ex:
to treat smb. like a plaything   -. 
 

playtime
1>  
2> _.  

playwear
1>   

playwright
1> 

playwriting
1> ,  ;  

plaza
1> _. , () 
2> _.     (. toll plaza)
3>    ( ,
,   . .; . service plaza)
4>     () 

5> _.  

plea
1> _. ,        
 
2> _.  ,    

_Ex:
defendant's plea  ,  ( )
   
_Ex:
plea of guilty   
3> _. 
_Ex:
plea to the jurisdiction    
_Ex:
to put in a plea     
4> _. , ;   
5> _.  ()      
6> _. _.  , 
_Ex:
pleas of the Crown  
7> _.    
8> , ; ;  ( -. )
_Ex:
on the plea of  
9> , ; ; 
_Ex:
plea for mercy   
_Ex:
plea for aid   
_Id:
to cop a plea _.     
    ,    
     

plea bargaining
1> _. "  ";  
    ,     
       
,       

pleach
1> ,  ( )
2>    (  )
3>  ()
4> _. ,  ()

pleached
1> ,  (   )

plead
1> _.   ;  , 
( )  
_Ex:
to plead one's good faith   
_Ex:
to plead smb.'s cause    -. ; 
-. 
_Ex:
he was not allowed to plead his cause    
  
2> _.  ()  ,  ()
  
3>    , ;  (
-. )
_Ex:
to plead insanity _.   
_Ex:
to plead ignorance   
_Ex:
to plead difficulties in regard to smth.  
  -. 
_Ex:
to plead prescription (a statute of limitations)
_.  ( )  
_Ex:
to plead one's need for smth.   
-.
_Ex:
his youth pleads for him    
4> _.     ;   ;
  
_Ex:
to plead guilty     

_Ex:
to plead not guilty  ()   ;
   ;    
5> (with) ; ; , 
_Ex:
to plead with smb. for smth.  -.  -.
_Ex:
to plead with smb. to change his mind  -. 
 
_Ex:
to plead for time   
_Ex:
they were pleading with him to stop   ()
  ()
_Id:
to plead the fifth (a five) _. _.  
-. (.   ,  
  . .)
_Id:
to plead the baby act  ; 
 ,   

pleadable
1> _. ( )  ;   

_Ex:
pleadable case ,     

pleader
1> ,   ; 
2>      
3> , 
4> 
_Ex:
the pleader of a good cause   

pleading
1> _.      
2> _. _pl. 
3> _.      
_Ex:
special pleading     ;
,  
4>  _pl. _.  
5> _.    
6> , 
7> 
_Ex:
the pleading of love  () 
8> , , 
_Ex:
pleading tone  

pleadingly
1> ; 

pleasance
1> _. , 
2> _. ,  ( )

pleasant
1> ; , ; 
_Ex:
pleasant breeze  
_Ex:
to make oneself (to be) pleasant to smb.   
  -.
_Ex:
it is a pleasant day for walking     
_Ex:
pleasant dreams!  !
_Ex:
he is a very pleasant man    (,
) 
_Ex:
a man pleasant to deal with    
 
_Ex:
he was very pleasant    
2> , ; 

pleasantry
1> ; 
2> ;  
_Ex:
silly pleasantry  
_Ex:
an inexhaustible subject of pleasantry  

3>  

please
1> ,   (   ,
  . .)
_Ex:
please! !,  !
_Ex:
come in please , 
_Ex:
please don't cry ,  
_Ex:
please turn over  ,  
_Ex:
please tell me  (), 
_Ex:
please sit down (take a seat) , 
_Ex:
please don't interrupt! ,  !
_Ex:
may I? - P. do! ? - ! (!)
2> , , 
_Ex:
to do as one pleases  (),  
_Ex:
I shall do as I please   (),  
_Ex:
do as you please ,   () ; 
 
_Ex:
let him say what he pleases  ()   
( )
_Ex:
(may it) please your honour _.   ,
   
3> ;  
_Ex:
to lay oneself out to please   ( 
 , ) 
_Ex:
it is difficult to please everybody   
_Ex:
he is easily pleaseed   
_Ex:
he is hard to please   
_Ex:
there is no pleasing him    
_Ex:
I play the piano to please myself     
 
_Ex:
please yourself!  ()   ( 
)
_Ex:
music that pleases the ear ,   
_Ex:
anything to please!  !
_Ex:
please God... _.  ...
_Ex:
please God the child will recover  ,  
4>  
_Ex:
to be pleased to do smth.   ( )
 -.
_Ex:
to be pleased with smb., smth.   -., -.
_Ex:
to be anything but pleased     
_Ex:
I'm pleased to see you     
_Ex:
he is very well (highly) pleased with himself  
 
_Ex:
I'm very pleased he is coming   ,   
_Ex:
I'm pleased to say that    
(), 
_Ex:
I'm very pleased at the news     
_Ex:
your father will not be pleased   
_Ex:
be pleased to accept these flowers  ()
  
_Ex:
the King was pleased to accept   ()

5> 
_Ex:
nothing pleases him    
_Ex:
what pleases you best?     ?
_Id:
if you please ;  ()  ();
  ,   () ;   
(),    (); _. ()
 !,  !
_Id:
in his pocket, if you please, was the letter  ,
 ,     !
_Id:
please the fates (_. the pigs)   
,    
_Id:
he who pleased everybody died before he was born _. 
  ,     ;  
 

pleased
1> 
_Ex:
pleased smile  
_Id:
(as) pleased as Punch  , -;
 

